Question

Can an object with less density but huge weight, sink?

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Explanation:

1. The Archimedes principle explains this, the buoyant force exerted on a body submerged in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and always operates in the upward direction at the center of mass of the displaced fluid.
2. Simply said, if the body is less dense than the fluid it is submerged in.
3. The weight of the fluid it displaces will be more than the body.
4. As a result, the fluid level will stay low, allowing the body to float above it.

Therefore, no, an item with a low density but a large mass can't sink.

Hence, the above statement is false.