A hollow metal container floats in water, because it displaces _____ weight of water than/as its own weight.

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If hollow metal container displaces more weight of water than its own weight it will sink.
Because, we know that by Archimedes principle, the weight of water displaced should be equal to the weight of the part submerged in water. If the weight is greater than the weight of the object, it will sink.

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