According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to

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• 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
• The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface, and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface)
• The force exerted by a moving fluid on an immersed body is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum due to the presence of the body. This statement is called
• The centre of buoyancy is the centre of area of the immersed body.
• 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
• The body will sink down if the force of buoyancy is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced.
• The body will sink down if the force of buoyancy is
• The body will float if the force of buoyancy is
• When a plate is immersed in a liquid parallel to the flow, it will be subjected to a pressure __________ that if the same plate is immersed perpendicular to the flow.
• The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body is called