Question

Name the property on which floating and sinking of a body depend

Answer 1

it depends on the density of the liquid as well as density of the object is placed on it
it is generally based on Archimedes principle

Answer 2

Archimedes' principle states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.

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