To be specific, suppose an object displaces a volume \(V_{\mathrm{displaced}}\) of fluid. If the fluid has density \(\rho_{\mathrm{fluid}}\), the fluid that the object displaces has mass \(m_{\mathrm{fluid}} = \rho_{\mathrm{fluid}}V_{\mathrm{displaced}}\) and weight \(m_{\mathrm{fluid}}g = \rho_{\mathrm{fluid}}V_{\mathrm{displaced}}g\). Hence the magnitude \(F_{\mathrm{b}}\) of the buoyant force that acts on the object is
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