Choose the term that describes the following concept: the buoyant force acting on a body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.

A. Archimedes' principle
B. angle of attack
C. Bernoulli principle
D. boundary layer


Answer: A

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Which procedure is performed for the surgical removal of the gallbladder?

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