A ship made of iron floats.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
A ship is built hollow from the inside. It is designed in such a way that when its hull is partially immersed in water the weight of the water displaced by it equal to the total weight of the ship.
$W e i g h t o f s h i p = B u o y a n t f o r c e$
As a result, the resultant force becomes zero, so the ship floats.
Hence, the given statement is true.

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