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Buoyant force is the upward force exerted by a fluid on an object placed in it. It is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
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Archimedes' Principle: States that any body completely or partially submerged in a fluid at rest is acted upon by an upward, or buoyant, force.
Density: Mass per unit volume of a substance, often denoted as $\rho$.
Center of Buoyancy: The point through which the buoyant force acts on a submerged or floating object.