Density: Two blocks, A and B, are put in a tank of water. Block A has a density of 1.21 g/cm³. Block B has a density of 1.37 g/cm³. Which will float higher in the water?

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Giana Hodges

16 September, 01:39

Density: Two blocks, A and B, are put in a tank of water. Block A has a density of 1.21 g/cm³. Block B has a density of 1.37 g/cm³. Which will float higher in the water?

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Desmond Moody · Answer 1

Block A

Explanation:

Block A will float higher in the water compared to the second Block.

The density of water is 1g/cm³.

According to the principle of floatation "an object that floats in a liquid will displace equal amount of fluid to the weight of the object".

A body will become more submerged in water if it has more density because density is the mass per volume of body.

An object with a higher density than another will sink in the liquid of the one with lesser density.

Object A has lesser density and will float higher up and displace very little water. Object B has higher density and will be more submerged.