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The volume of 50 g of a substance is 20 cm3. If the density of water is 1 gcm-3, will the substance float or sink?
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Given,
Volume of substance = 20 cm3
Mass of substance = 50 g
Density of water = 1 gcm-3
Density of the substance = ?
Density = = = 2.5 gcm-3
As density of the substance is greater than density of water. Hence, the substance will sink.
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