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From the principle of flotation, a body sinks in a fluid until it displace a quantity equal to its own?

A.

density

B.

mass

C.

weight

D.

volume

Correct answer is C

Archimede's Principle states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced, and this is fundamental to the equilibrium of a body floating in still water.