A submarine made of iron was observed to float in water while a piece of iron rod sinks in water. Explain this observation

      

A submarine made of iron was observed to float in water while a piece of iron rod sinks in water. Explain this observation

  

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sharon
A submarine has a hollow part filled with air and its also large in volume. The large volume displaces a lot of water making the up thrust large hence the submarine floats A piece of iron displaces small volume of water whose up thrust can not support it weight hence it sinks.
sharon kalunda answered the question on September 26, 2019 at 15:14


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