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Fluid Statics
GATE 2016
Easy
For a floating body, buoyant force acts at the
- Acentroid of the floating body
- Bcenter of gravity of the body
- Ccentroid of the fluid vertically below the body
- centroid of the displaced fluid
Explanation
The buoyant force acts through the center of buoyancy, which is the centroid of the volume of fluid displaced by the submerged part of the body — not the body's own centroid or center of gravity.
Source: GATE ME 2016 Set-1 (2016)
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