Why does an object having relative density more than 1 sink in water? Why does realtive density have no unit?

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Relative density of the object is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water.
$F o r m u l a : - R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y = \frac{D e n s i t y o f o b j e c t}{D e n s i t y o f w a t e r}$
When the density of an object is greater than the density of water the value of the ratio is always found to be greater than 1.
An object having a relative density greater than 1 always sinks in water.

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