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When a body is partially or fully immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. This is:
APascal's Law
BNewton's Law
CArchimedes' Principle
DLaw of Floatation
✓ Correct Answer: C — Archimedes' Principle
This is the formal statement of Archimedes' Principle regarding buoyancy.
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