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03/11/2021 7:15 pm
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Steel sinks in water but a steel boat floats. Why?
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03/11/2021 7:16 pm
A piece of steel sinks in water because steel is denser than water. However, a steel ship is a hollow object made of steel and contains a lot of air in it. Due to presence of a lot of air in it, the average density of the ship becomes less than the density of water. Hence a ship floats in water.