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Lead Floats (Posted on 2004-02-25)

How can one get lead to float? Assume it is in a lump, not made into a boatlike shape, nor carried in a boatlike device.

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Yes. The lead will float if it is immersed in a pool of mercury.

Lead is a little less than 11/13 times the density of mercury, and therefore it will float.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-12-31 02:48:38

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