Q. What is sinking?
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Solution:
Sinking – An object will sink in a liquid, if its density is more than the density of the liquid.
When an object is placed over a liquid whose density is less than the density of the object, the object sinks into the liquid.
For example – if a spoon or a screw of iron is placed over water, then it sinks because the density of iron (7800 kg/m³) is greater than the density of water (1000 kg/m³). Similarly, a gold ring or a glass lens will sink in water.
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