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Question
Take a small cotton ball and place it in a tumbler/ bowl filled with water. Observe it for atleast 10 minutes. Will it float or sink in water and why?
Solution
Initially the cotton ball floats on water. Slowly it absorbs water, becomes heavy and sinks in water.
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