What makes things float?
In: Physics
The answer is density. Density means how much does the object weigh per unit of volume – or in simple terms, how much each tiny element of the object weighs.
The denser the object, the harder it is for the water to “hold it up” against gravity, and so if it is more dense than water it will sink.
The cool thing is that the factor is density and not weight. So a ship can be really really heavy but if it’s large enough, it could float.
But fruit which could be pretty light would sink because they are very dense.
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