wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

how can wood float in water i think it's heavyer than water is it hollow??

Open in App
Solution

Wood floats on water because wood has less density as compared to that of water. Density is the mass per unit of volume.
Thus wood being lighter in mass as compared to that of water for the same volume , makes wood float on the surface of water.

flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
1
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Validating of Bohr's Model
PHYSICS
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon