Environmental Sciences, asked by caramelapple, 1 year ago

give reason. iron nails sink in water while ship floats in water

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Answered by aryarajesh12299
5
because things with higher surface area will float while lower surface area will sink in water

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Answered by himanshigogini
12
Archimedes' principle state that weight of liquid displaced=buoyant force The weight of the water displaced by the ship is equal to its weight, so it's floats whereas the weight of the water displaced by the iron nail is less than its weight so the iron nail sinks

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