A piece of wood floats in water, completely inside it. What happens when it is dropped in ethanol?

It floats higher

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Stays as before

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It sinks

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It sinks first and then rises

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Solution

The correct option is C It sinks
Since , the ethanol is less denser than the water.Therefore, a piece of wood floating completely in water will sink in the ethanol.

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