How many US pennies (mass 2.5 grams) can you stack on an ice cube having a...

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How many US pennies (mass 2.5 grams) can you stack on an icecube having a mass of 4.20 kg floating in water, before it startsto sink? (let the density of the water be 1000 kg/m3 and the icecube be 917 kg/m3)

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Ice can not sink if its density is less than or equal to that ofwater To solve the problem we need to know the mass that the icemust have to match the density of the water then subtract the    See Answer
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