An empty glass jar is submerged in a tank of water with the open mouth of the jar downwards, so that the air inside the jar is trapped and cannot escape. As the jar is pushed down slowly, the magnitude of the net buoyant force on the system of the volume of gas trapped in the jar and the jar:

  • A
    increases
  • B
    decreases
  • C
    remains same
  • D
    information is insufficient to draw an inference

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