Question

A nail sinks in the sea water but a much heavier ship floats on it because

(a) Density of sea water is very high.

(b) Ship is not too heavy.

(c) The weight of the water displaced by the ship is more than that of the ship.

(d) The uplift acting on ship is very small compared to the weight of the ship.​

Answer 1

The answer will be option C

✔✔The weight if the water displaced by the ship is more than the weight of the ship

Answer 2

Explanation:

density of nail is more than sea water

but density of ship is less than sea water