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When a piece of metal is placed on water, it sinks. But when the same piece of metal is placed on a block of wood, both are found to float.

      

When a piece of metal is placed on water, it sinks. But when the same piece of metal is placed on a block of wood, both are found to float. Explain this observation.

  

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John
The weight of the metal is more than he upthrust but the metal block together with wood displace their own weight (upthrust) hence the two float in water.
johnmulu answered the question on February 18, 2017 at 09:59


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