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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
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Hello,

An object floats in water.

An object floats on water.

Which one is correct?

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It depends how much of the floating object is above or below the surface of the water. An iceberg floats in the water as nine-tenths of its mass is below the surface. A raft floats on the water as most of it is above the surface.

  • It depends how much of the floating object is above or below the surface of the water.
  • An iceberg floats in the water as nine-tenths of its mass is below the surface.
  • A raft floats on the water as most of it is above the surface.
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It depends how much of the floating object is above or below the surface of the water.

An iceberg floats in the water as nine-tenths of its mass is below the surface.

A raft floats on the water as most of it is above the surface.

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