A certain red tomato has a mass of 45.6 g. A green tomato also has a mass of 45.6 g. However, when placed in water, the green tomato floats and the red one sinks. Which of the two is denser? Explain how two tomatoes with the same mass can have different densities.

Question

Chemistry

Jacoby Huynh

31 January, 09:48

A certain red tomato has a mass of 45.6 g. A green tomato also has a mass of 45.6 g. However, when placed in water, the green tomato floats and the red one sinks. Which of the two is denser? Explain how two tomatoes with the same mass can have different densities.

+5

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Kaiya Paul · Answer 1

Because the density are v/mass not mass only so the one that floats have a density less than 1 and the one that sinks have a density more than 1 { (1) is the water density}