[Grammar] Preposition ‘in’ vs ‘at’

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northpath

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There are two sentences:
There was some jam left IN the bottom of the jar.
His body was found AT the bottom of the channel.
Are these prepositions interchangeable?
 

bhaisahab

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You could use "at" in the first one. The second one wouldn't work with "in".
 
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