Physics
The thrust exerted by a body placed on a surface is :
- less than the weight of the body
- more than the weight of the body
- equal to the weight of the body
- independent of the weight of the body.
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equal to the weight of the body
Reason — The thrust exerted by a body placed on a surface is equal to its weight. Thrust is a vector quantity.
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