When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point known as

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• If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium.
• If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in
• If a body floating in a liquid does not return back to its original position, and heels farther away when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in neutral equilibrium.
• If a body floating in a liqid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in
• The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h = Depth of liquid from the surface)
• When a body is immersed wholly or partially in a liquid, it is lifted up by a force equal to the weight of liquid displaced by the body. This statement is called
• When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about
• A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre
• A body floating in a liquid is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its metacentre coincides with its centre of gravity.
• The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to