Define floating and sinking.


Floating and sinking both are dependent on the density of the liquid in which it is immersed.


Sinking: When a body is dropped into a liquid, and if the density of that body is greater than the density of that liquid, then the body gets fully immersed inside that liquid and reaches the bottom-most surface of the container in which the liquid is present. This process is called sinking of a body. 

 

Floating: When the density of the body that is dropped into a liquid is less than the density of that liquid, then the body tends to float on the surface of the liquid. This process is called the floating of a body.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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