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The statement is inaccurate. A heavy battleship floats while a small rock sinks. The correct statement is that an object less dense than the fluid in which it is immersed will float (page 251).
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 13 - Think and Explain - Page 261-263: 77
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