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why ship does not sink whereas iron nail does sink

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Answered by vgnidhis542

because of the density of these objects over water ship has les density rather than the iron nail

vgnidhis542: density means the same it means mass per volume and hence the reason for not sinking and sinking is the same one

vgnidhis542: there is a huge difference in mass and weight

vgnidhis542: that's why both have different measuric units

Answered by suhani104

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. However a ship although much larger than the nail floats because the ship is hollow from inside and this space is filled with air which reduces the average density of the ship lower than that of water. 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.

harman123419: The density of nail (as of iron) is much larger than the water. So it sinks easily. The weight of the water displaced by the ship is equal to its weight, so it floats. Whereas the weight of the water displaced by the iron nail is less than its weight so the iron nail sinks.

suhani104: ???

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