Answer
A heavier paper clip pushes deeper and breaks through the film of water created by surface tension. This is similar to how a thin sheet or tissue can support a light object but not a large, heavy one.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 13 - Think and Explain - Page 261-263: 97
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