Question

Assertion (A): The buoyant force on a submerged rigid object can be considered to be acting at the center of mass of the object.
Reason (R): In rigid body, force distributed uniformly through its volume can be considered to be acting at the centre of mass of the body.

विकल्प

• If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

• If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

• If the assertion is false but the reason is true.

Answer 1

If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

Reason: Centre of the mass of the body is fixed according to the distribution of density.