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You drop a cork and a copper penny
into a bowl of water. What will happen
and why.

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Answer:

The cork will float to the top and the penny will drop to the bottom

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User Zolbayar
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Answer:

the penny will sink because it is more compressed and has less air bubbles and a stronger mass and the cork will do the exact opposite since it has less mass and more air pockets.

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