Question

1 kg of water at 373 kelvin is converted into steam at the same temperature the volume of 1 cm cube of water becomes 1671 cm cube on boiling calculate the change

Answer 1

It displaces less water than its weight and so the nail sinks in water.Whereas an iron ship has more surface area and therefore the volume of water displaced is much greater than the volume of the iron ship or the upthrust is more or equal than the weight of the ship