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Question
Which of the following will sink or float on water? (Density of water = 1 g Cm-3)
body D having density 0.85 g m-3
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Solution
Density of water = 1 g Cm-3
Density of body D = 0.85 g m-3 < 1.0 g Cm-3
Density of body D is less than the density of water hence body D will FLOAT on water
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