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You have a bag of cotton and an iron bar, each indicating a mass of 100 kg when measured of a weighing machine. In reality, one is heavier than the other. Can you say which one is heavier and why?

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We know that the density of cotton is must less than the density of iron. Due to this, 100 kg of cotton has a much bigger volume than the same mass (100 kg) of iron. Now, due to its bigger volume, 100 kg of cotton will displace much more weight of air (than 100 kg of iron). Due to this, the upward force (or buoyant force) on 100 kg of cotton will be much more than on 100 kg of iron. This means that due to greater upward buoyant force of air acting on cotton bag, the weighing machine will show a much lesser mass of cotton (than that of iron). So, in reality, 100 kg of cotton weighed in air will be heavier than 100 kg of iron weighed in air.
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