Question

The apparent weight of wood floating on water if it weighs 100 g in air is:

Answer 1

: If a body of mass 100 g isfloating in water, it will experience an up thrust due to water displaced by immersed part of the body. For afloating body, upthrust will be equal to the weight of the body. Therefore, the apparent weight of the body will be zero (i.e., the weight of the body in air - upthrust).