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While performing experiments with water, Jyoti observed that an empty steel bowl floats but a small iron nail sinks in water, this can be explained by the fact that       (CTET Jan 2012)

A) force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight

B) force on an iron nail is more than its weight whereas force on a steel bowl is lesser than its weight

C) iron is heavier than water and steel is lighter than water

D) iron is lighter than water and steel is heavier than water