In an experiment to establish the relation between loss in weight of an immersed solid, the Four students, A, B, C and D, wanted to determine the volume of an object by using an overflow can. Which student has made the correct set-up?

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answer is B.

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In an experiment to establish the relation between loss in weight of an immersed solid, the Four students, A, B, C and D, wanted to determine the volume of an object by using an overflow can. Student B has made the correct set-up.
When a body is fully or partially submerged in a fluid, according to Archimedes' principle, "it suffers an upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the immersed section of it." Therefore, the object must not be held at the water's top or its bottom in order to demonstrate Archimedes' concept in practice. In order to get precise results, the water must be filled all the way to the nozzle. In order to establish the relation, set-up B is the proper one.

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