As a rock sinks deeper and deeper into water of constant density, what happens to the buoyant force on it? (A) It decreases B It increases. It may increase or decrease, depending on the shape of the rock. D It remains constant.

As a rock sinks deeper and deeper into water of constant density, what happens to the buoyant force on it? (A) It decreases B It increases. It may increase or decrease, depending on the shape of the rock. D It remains constant.

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As a rock sinks deeper and deeper into water of constant density, what happens to the buoyant force on it?
A It decreases
B It increases.
It may increase or decrease, depending on the shape of the rock.
D It remains constant.

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