Question

Body hanging on spring balance is immersed in a liquid . state factors due to which the reading of spring balance decreases

Answer 1

The factor due to which the reading of a body in the hook of a spring balance decreases when immersed in water is Upthrust or Buoyant force.

Definition -When a body is partially or wholly immersed in a liquid, an upward force acts on it. This is known as Upthrust or Buoyant force.

Answer 2

due to Archimedes principle