Question

The density of water is 1.0 grams -3.The density of a mercury is 13.6 - 3 answer the following (a) will a piece of iron float or sink in water second? (b) will a piece of iron float or sink in Mercury?

Answer 1

Iron will sink in water as the relative density of water is more than that of water, but it will float in mercury as the relative density of mercury is greater than that of iron