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What will happen to a solid object made from matter with a greater density than water when it is dropped into water
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What will happen to a solid object made from matter with a greater density than water when it is dropped into water

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Any object with an overall density greater than the density of water
will sink to the bottom when placed in water.
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if an object has a greater density that water, it will sink. If it has a density less than water, it will float. 
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