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Explain how Archimedes' principle determines the buoyant force on an object

in any fluid medium.

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An object in a fluid medium displaces a set amount of fluid upon immersion. Archimedes' principle states that the weight of the displaced fluid is equal to the buoyant force exerted on the object

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An object in a fluid medium displaces a set amount of fluid upon immersion. Archimedes' principle states that the weight of the displaced fluid is equal to the buoyant force exerted on the object

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