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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Buoyancy? Do 1 kg of iron and 1 kg of wood sink alike?

OpenStudy (thefurball):

Buoyancy is based of of density, which is \[\frac{ Mass }{ Volume }\]Since the volumes are probably not constant, will their density and therefore buoyancy be the same?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but what if their volume is the same?

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

to sink in a fluid, the object needs to be more dense than that fluid. compare the densities of wood and iron with that of water or whatever the fluid is.

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

but be careful, ships can be made of iron. and they float(!!) because the density of the body (boat, not the iron) is less than the density of water.

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