Question

an iron nail sinks in water but a ship made of iron floats in water . explain

Answer 1

Iron nails sink because its volume is small and it does not terminate sufficient water to balance its weight.Whereas, a ship can terminate much more water than its own weight.


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Answer 2

An iron nail sinks in water because it's density is 7.8 g cm^-3 which is more than water so it will sink an iron ship floats becase it is hollow mass in which there is air only so it will float