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Why Objects Float or Sink

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A $\frac{1}{2}$ kg sheet of tin sinks in water but if the same sheet is converted into a box or boat,it floats.Why ?

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The average density of hollow box made up of sheet of tins becomes less than the density of water, so it floats.

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