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Explain why solids have greater densities than liquids and liquids have greater densities than gases.

Important Questions on Physical Quantities and Measurement

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The drop in the level of water in a measuring cylinder when an object is placed in it gives the volume of the object.
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A Eureka can is a container with a spout near its bottom.
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How does the knowledge of relative density help in determining whether a substance floats or sinks in water?
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What do you understand by convection currents?
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Does a body having a relative density of 1.2 will sink or float in water and why?

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Does a body having a relative density of 0.8 will sink or float in water and why?

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A test tube filled with a solid sinks (to a certain mark) in a container filled with milk. If water is added to the milk, will the test tube sink more or will it move up in the container?

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Ankur goes to a jewellery shop and buys a gold locket. When he comes back home, he looks up the density of gold, which he finds to be 19.3 g/cm3. How can he determine if the locket he has bought is of pure gold?