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An object sinks when placed in water if the mass of the object is greater than the mass of the water that the object displaces. Which of the following objects will sink when dropped into a bucket of water? (Given: density of water = 1.00 g/cm3)


A) a cube of aluminum (density = 2.702 g/cm3)
B) a diamond (density = 3.51 g/cm3)
C) a chunk of dry ice (density = 1.56 g/cm3)
D) a chunk of sodium (density = 0.91 g/cm3)
E) a sphere of magnesium (density = 1.74 g/cm3)

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