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The specific gravity of a material is 0.76, it will sink in water.


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sink in water

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float in water

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Solution

The correct option is B

float in water


As we know that, specific gravity is defined as the ratio of the density of a substance with respect to water at 4°C. So, here the specific gravity is 0.76 which means that the material is less dense than water. So, it will float on water.


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