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A plastic block has mass and volume
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A plastic block has mass
250
g
250\,\text{g}
250
g
and volume
300
cm
3
300\,\text{cm}^3
300
cm
3
. The density of kerosene is
0.80
g/cm
3
0.80\,\text{g/cm}^3
0.80
g/cm
3
. Will the block float or sink in kerosene? Show your working.
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