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A solid of mass 150g volume of 250cm³is put in water .Will the object float or sink if the density of water is 1g/m³? Calculate the relative density of the substance?

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$D e a r s t u d e n t d e n s i t y o f s o l i d = 150 / 250 = 0.6 r e l a t i v e d e n s i t y = 0.6 / 1 = 0.6 d e n s i t y o f o b j e c t < d e n s i t y o f w a t e r s o, i t w i l l f l o a t$

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