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Solids which are denser than a given liquid ______________ in that liquid .

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Solution

Density of a substance is mass per unit volume .
If the solids which are greater denser than the liquids in which it is placed will sink to the bottom
But solid ice will float upon water because of less dense than water.
Hence,Sink is the correct answer for the blank .

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