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1) A piece of paraffin wax has a density of 9g/cm3, mass of 900g, and a volume of 100cm3. If the wax was melted to the liquid state, approximately what would it's volume be?
Would this wax float or sink in water? Explain.
2) A tin box ( Mass of 80g, Volume of 100cm3, and Density of 0.8g/cm3) has a hole in each side. Would it continue to float? Explain.
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1) The volume of the melted wax would be approximately 1000 cm3. Since wax has a greater density than water (9 g/cm3 compared to 1 g/cm3), the wax would sink in water. 2) The tin box will continue to float in water. Even with the holes on each side, the density of the box is still less than the density of water, so it will remain buoyant.
