Why does an iron ship float on water but iron nail sinks?
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Because the density of an iron ship.is less than the density of water.As the it's mass is spread over a large volume.Hence it can float
But an iron nail is quite dense as compared to the ship or the water as it's mass is tightly packed in a small volume
But an iron nail is quite dense as compared to the ship or the water as it's mass is tightly packed in a small volume
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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.
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