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Standard IX
Physics
Temperature
The density o...
Question
The density of a body is 800 kg/m
3
. Will it sink or float when dipped in a bucket of water? (Density of water = 1000 kg/m
3
).
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Solution
It will float because its density is less than that of the water in the bucket.
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