Does iron nail sink in rubbing alcohol [closed]








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Yes, iron sinks in rubbing alcohol, water and in any liquid with density lower than density of iron.


It would float e.g in melted lead or gold.


For a very light iron/steel pieces like needles,, or pieces very flat like a classical Gillette razor blade, they could stay afloat on water due surface tension. But this is seldom case for alcohols, as their surface tension is several times smaller.


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