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The buoyant force on a floating/submerged body is

[A].	a force due to gravity and acts downward	[B].	equal to the weight of liquid displaced by the body and acts vertically upward
[C].	the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it	[D].	the force necessary to maintain equilibrium of a submerged body

Answer: Option B