Question

When a solid is floating in a fluid, then the density of the solid is ______ the density of the fluid

• A. always more than
• B. always less than
• C. always same as
• D. none

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

always less than

Density of the Floating solids is $alwayslessthan$ than the density of the fluids.
Density is the force the substance exhibits due to its mass. The substance will only float if the density is less than the fluid on which it floats.