SOLUTION: Object A is placed in an overflow container and displaces 67 mL of water into a graduated cylinder. Object B is 15cm long, 3.5cm wide and 5.5 cm high. a) If object A has a mass

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Question 1113856: Object A is placed in an overflow container and displaces 67 mL of water into a graduated cylinder. Object B is 15cm long, 3.5cm wide and 5.5 cm high.
a) If object A has a mass of 85g and object B has a mass of250g, which object will float in fresh water?


Answer by ikleyn(52890) About Me  (Show Source):
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The density of the object A is  85%2F65  g/cm^3, which is greater than water density of 1 g/cm^3, so this object will sink in water.


The density of the object B is  250%2F%2815%2A3.5%2A5.5%29 = 0.86 g/cm^3, which is less than water density of 1 g/cm^3, so this object will float in water.