Question

A cork floats on a water surface while an iron nail sinks in it. Why?

Answer 1

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A cork floats in water while the iron nail sinks. ... A cork floats in water while the iron nail sinks because the density of cork is less than that of water. Thus, the upthrust of water on the cork is greater than the weight of the cork. Hence, it floats

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Answer 2

Answer:

With this definition it is clear that the cork will float at the same height because the evacuated air has little or no effect on the cork floating on the surface of the incompressible liquid.

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