The cotton is actually heavier than the iron bar, even though both read 100 kg on the weighing machine, because it experiences more buoyant force due to its larger volume.
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You have a bag of cotton and an iron bar, each indicating a mass of 100 kg when measured on a weighing machine. In reality, one is heavier than other. Can you say which one is heavier and why?
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