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Would you expect the substance to float or sink in water if mass is 25g and volume is 7 cm​

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Answer:

Sink

Step-by-step explanation:

For a substance to float in water, it must be less dense than water. The density of water is 1 g/cm^3. To find the density of the substance, we can do mass/volume, which in this case is 25g/7cm^3. We see that
25/7 > 1, so the substance would sink.

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