Multiple Choice
Consider an object floating on a pool of water. Suppose much oil is poured onto the water and now floats above the water, with the object floating with part surrounded by a layer of oil and the lower part still in water. How has the buoyant force on the object changed by the oil layer?
A) increased
B) decreased
C) remained the same
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