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If a piece of wood has the density of 1.243 g/ml it will sink in water whose density is 1.00g/ml at 4 oC.

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A piece of wood with a density of 1.243 g/ml will sink in water with a density of 1.00 g/ml, due to the wood's higher density compared to the water, which is explained by buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle. Thus, the statement is true.

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True. The question is whether a piece of wood with a density of 1.243 g/ml will sink or float in water with a density of 1.00 g/ml at 4 °C. If the density of an object is higher than the density of the fluid it is placed in, the object will sink. Conversely, if the object's density is lower, it will float. Since the wood's density is greater than the density of water, it will sink. This concept is directly related to buoyancy, which is part of Archimedes' Principle.

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