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Matter in Our Surroundings — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceMatter in Our Surroundings2 Marks
Question
Cotton being a solid floats on water. Why?
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Answer

Cotton in solid but it floats on water because Cotton has large number of pores, in which air is trapped. Hence reducing its density and increasing the volume. Therefore cotton floats on water.

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