What is the Buoyancy force exerted on a 110kg iron anchor when it is immersed in seawater? The density of iron is 7.8×103 kg/m3 and that of seawater is 1.03 × 103kg/m3 .

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What is the Buoyancy force exerted on a 110kg iron anchor when it is immersed in seawater? The density of iron is 7.8×103 kg/m3 and that of seawater is 1.03 × 103kg/m3 .

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