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Steel sinks while wood floats because wood is

A. more buoyant than steel
B. less buoyant than steel
C. equally buoyant to steel

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Answer:A

Explanation:The particles in wood are not so closely packed. There is more space in between the particles and fibres, which gives wood its low density. Metals have their particles closely packed such that there is little space inside. This makes metals denser than either wood or water.

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