Consider the table of densities. Substance/ Density (g/cm 3 ) Water 1.0 Wood 0.8
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Question
Consider the table of densities.
Substance/ Density (g/cm 3 )
Water 1.0
Wood 0.8
Steel 7.8
Mercury 13.5
Which substance(s) will ?oat when placed
in water?
1. only the steel
2. only the wood
3. only the mercury and the steel
4. only the mercury
5. only the wood and the steel
6. None will ?oat.
7. only the wood and the mercury
8. All three will ?oat.
Which substance(s) will ?oat when placed in
mercury?
1. only the wood and the water
2. only the water and the steel
3. only the water
4. All three will ?oat.
5. only the wood
6. None will ?oat.
7. only the steel
8. only the wood and the steel
Explanation / Answer
only the wood will float when placed in water all three will float will float when placed in mercury lighter density materials float on denser materials