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a square boat made from iron has overall dimensions of 2.00 cm x 11.0 cm x 11.0 cm. it has a mass of 213 g. water has a density of 1.00 g/cm3. will it sink in water? a. yes b. no

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Answer:

no it will not

Step-by-step explanation:

User StNickolay
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Density of boat =
(MASS)/(VOLUME)

=
(213 g)/((2 cm * 11 cm * 11cm))

= 0.88 g / cm³

Since the density of water is greater than the density of the boat ( 1 > 0.88) then that means, the boat will NOT sink.

B.

User Tsimtsum
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