Chemistry, asked by nargeesks, 1 year ago

cotton is a solid but it floats on water.why?

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Answered by siddhartharao77
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Cotton has a large number of pores, in which air is trapped. This results in the decrease of density and increase of volume. So it floats on water.


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nargeesks: ohhh thankuu
siddhartharao77: My Pleasure
pematshlepcha: density of cotton is very much less as compared to water.
pematshlepcha: Due to pores where air is filled reducing its density and increasing its volume.
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