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It has to have a light weight, mass, and density.

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For an object to float, it must displace an amount of fluid equal to its weight. This is known as Archimedes' principle. If the weight of the object is less than the weight of the fluid it displaces, the object will float; if the object is denser than the fluid, it will sink.

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