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A disc of area 'A' is placed at the bottom of a water tank. The thrust due to water column on it is F. If another disc of area '2A' is placed at the bottom of same water tank, the pressure on it will be

A

(A) F/2A

B

(B) F/A

C

(C) 2F/A

D

(D) 4F/A

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