Physics, asked by rajeesh197110, 9 months ago

Does a ship that enters a fresh water lake from the ocean sink more or rise more? give reason

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Answered by Anonymous

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Since fresh water doesn't have all the salts dissolved in it, a volume of fresh water weighs less than the same volume of seawater. Therefore the ship has to displace more fresh water to equal her weight, and the ship sinks in order to do that.

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