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PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

if you threw a piece if coal into a container of milk, would it float or sink? explain!

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User Gsthina
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Yes, clean coal floats. If it's "dirty" with other minerals, it may sink.

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User Ryan Pickles
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Sink, because when you drop a rock into a liquid it sinks, coal is like rocks because both solids are heavy weight!!

Hope this helps!
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User Berzemus
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