Take a beaker filled with water. Take an iron nail and place it on the surface of the water. Observe what happens.

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Take a beaker filled with water.

Take an iron nail and place it on the surface of the water.

Observe what happens.

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08/01/2021 12:50 pm

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The iron nail sinks as the density of nail is more and the downward force exerted on nail is more than the buoyant force.

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