An iron needle sinks in water as its density is less than 1 $g / c m^{3}$ .

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The correct option is B False
Any substance sinks in a liquid of density of S when density of substance is greater than that of liquid i.e.
$d e n s i t y o f s u b s t a n c e > S$

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An iron needle sinks in water as its density is less than 1 g/cm3.

The correct option is B FalseAny substance sinks in a liquid of density of S when density of substance is greater than that of liquid i.e.densityofsubstance>S

An iron needle sinks in water as its density is less than 1 $g / c m^{3}$ .

The correct option is B False
Any substance sinks in a liquid of density of S when density of substance is greater than that of liquid i.e.
$d e n s i t y o f s u b s t a n c e > S$