You find your mass to be 42 kg on a weighing machine. Is your mass more or less than 42 kg?

Asked by Vishal kumar | 2 years ago |  227

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Solution :-

When weighing our body, it is acting by an upward force. The buoyant force is this upward force. As a result, the body is pushed up slightly, resulting in the weighing machine showing less reading than the actual value.

Answered by Shivani Kumari | 2 years ago

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