The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are___________________?

A. all the above are correct

B. a righting couple should be formed

C. the center of buoyancy and the center of gravity must lie on the same vertical line

D. none of the above is correct

E. the meta-center should lie above the center of gravity

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