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A steel ball floats on the surface of mercury. What is the reason for this phenomenon?

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1Surface tension of steel is zero
2The density of mercury is higher than that of steel✓
3The density of steel is higher than that of mercury
4Mercury does not allow any object to sink

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The density of mercury is higher than that of steel

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