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The density of mercury is 5,427 kg/(m3). if the density of water is 1.0 g/ml, will mercury float or sink in water?

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Answer:

convert the unit of mercury to g/ml. here I attached my answer.

the answer is mercury will sink in water because density of mercury is bigger than water

The density of mercury is 5,427 kg/(m3). if the density of water is 1.0 g/ml, will-example-1
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