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An iron nail sinks in sea water but a ship, which is much heavier keeps floating. Why ?

(a) Density of sea

(b) Ship is not very heavy

(c) Amount of water displaced by ship is more than the weight of ship immersed in it

(d) Buoyant force exterted on the ship is less than the weight of ship

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(c) Amount of water displaced by ship is more than the weight of ship immersed in it

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