Class 11PhysicsFluid Mechanics and Surface TensionBuoyancy, Archimedes' Principle and Laws of Floatation
Medium$Assertion :$ The buoyant force on a submerged rigid object can be considered to be acting at the centre of mass of the object.
$Reason :$ For a rigid body,a force field distributed uniformly through its volume can be considered to be acting at the centre of mass of the body.
$Reason :$ For a rigid body,a force field distributed uniformly through its volume can be considered to be acting at the centre of mass of the body.
- AIf both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
- BIf both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
- CIf the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
- DIf both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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