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Standard VI
Chemistry
Density
Does wood sin...
Question
Does wood sink in water?
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Solution
It floats because it weighs less than amount of
water
it would have to push out of the glass if it sank.
Wood
, cork, and ice are all less dense than
water
, and they
float
; rocks are more dense, so they
sink
.
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