33 Science -- Pressure

An iron nail sinks water but floats on mercury. Why?

An iron nail sinks water but floats on mercury. Why?

We all know that the density of mercury is greater than that of water. Also, density  upthrust. So, more upthrust is exerted by mercury than by water. So, an iron nail floats on mercury but sinks on water.

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