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why does an iron ship float on water but in iron nail sinks in water?☺​

Answer 1

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➡As the density of an iron nail is more than that of water, the nail sinks in water The volume of water displaced is much greater than the volume of the iron ship. Hence, according to Archimedes' principle, the upthrust is more than the weight of the ship. That is why the iron ship floats in water

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Answer 2

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the density of iron is more than the density of water therefore the weight of the nail is more than the upthrust experienced by it causing it to sink. ... Thus even with a small portion of the ship submerged under water, the weight of the water displaced by it becomes equal to the weight of the entire ship.