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Iron sinks in water, wood floats in water. If we tie an iron piece to the same volume of wood piece, and dropped it water, would it sink or float ? Make a guess and find out whether yours gucess is correct or wrong with an experiment. Give reasins.

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The body sinks in water.
The combined mass of the system increases, so the combined density also increases. Hence the body sinks in water.
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