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If an object has a density of 3. 6 g/ml and you put it into water (density =1. 0g/ml,) will it sink or float?.

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Answer:

If a solid body of one material has a density greater than the density of the liquid in which it floats, then this body will sink

Step-by-step explanation:
because the force pulling it to the bottom -> mg, where is the acceleration of free fall ≈ 9,8 m/s². M -> 3,6 * V(volume) and m=V*body density

force lifting the body to the surface 1.0 (fluid density) * g * V (submerged body volume)

means that if the body is completely immersed in a liquid, then both forces are directly proportional to the density

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