The buoyant force on a rock is least when the rock is submerged
A) near the bottom.
B) near the surface.
C) halfway to the bottom.
D) all of the above

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The buoyant force on an object submerged in a fluid depends on the volume of fluid displaced by the object, not its depth. Therefore, the buoyant force on the rock remains constant regardless of whether it is near the bottom, near the surface, or halfway to the bottom.

The Buoyant Force on a Rock Is Least When the Rock