Upthrust arises because:

  1. pressure in a fluid increases with depth, so the push upward on the bottom is greater
  2. fluids pull objects up
  3. fluids have no weight
  4. gravity is weaker in fluids
Answer

A) pressure in a fluid increases with depth, so the push upward on the bottom is greater

Delta p = rho g h. SLO P-11-B-33 · Application

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