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Q. A body is just floating in a liquid (their densities are equal). If the body is slightly pressed down and released, it will

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Solution:

When the body is slightly pressed, the contraction in volume decreases upthrust, so weight becomes greater than upthrust, body moves down. The upthrust further decreases, since more and more contracdon occurs as the body moves down. The body thus, sinks to the bottom.