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The density of most of the woods are less than 1. That's why they are floating in water. The buoyancy force of water will help the woods to float on water if it's density is less than the density of water.
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∙ 15y agoWater is fairly heavy. Metal, Rocks, etc. are heavier. When an object is made of a material heavier than water, its shape determines whether or not it will float. Most metal balls sink. Most metal buckets float. If the weight of water a bucket can hold weighs more than the bucket itself, then the bucket will float. The same is true for any object. The principal is called displacement.
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∙ 14y agobecause its gravity and it allows the log to float
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∙ 13y agoA property called buoyancy. A heavy object, a ship for example, displaces more water than it weighs. If the ship weighed more than the water it displaces the ship would sink.
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∙ 16y agoBecause of the density
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How can a heavy object float in waer?
An object will float if its DENSITY (mass divided by volume) is less than water - or whatever liquid it is supposed to float on.
How do you expect the water level to change when the apparatus is placed in warm water?
the object would float on top of the water so the water level would change because of the heavy object
Why might an object float in water?
Since density is proportional to it's mass and the ability to float is inversely proportional to it's volume, an object that's heavy will sink and an object that's light should float. An object that has some surface volume should float, while an object that has little surface volume should sink.
how can wood float on oil but not a bottle?
ans.1. wood can be float on oil because it is a thick, hard, and heavy object. 2.the bottle can not float on oil because it is not thick, hard, and, not heavy object. that's why it can not float
What can you do to heavy objects to make them float?
An object can float on water only if its density is less than water.(Archimedes principle). So, to make an object float, its density should be low. For this purpose, its mass should be less and volume should be greater(d=m/v), so to make heavy objects to float, their volume should be as less as possible. For more details, contact at saqibahmad81@yahoo.com
How can a heavy object float in waer?
An object will float if its DENSITY (mass divided by volume) is less than water - or whatever liquid it is supposed to float on.
Why can't heavy objects float without salt?
They can float without salt - It's the ratio of water displaced by the object in relation to its weight of the object that allows it to float - not the salt content of the water.
How do you expect the water level to change when the apparatus is placed in warm water?
the object would float on top of the water so the water level would change because of the heavy object
Why might an object float in water?
Since density is proportional to it's mass and the ability to float is inversely proportional to it's volume, an object that's heavy will sink and an object that's light should float. An object that has some surface volume should float, while an object that has little surface volume should sink.
Can you put salt in water to make an object float?
If the object does not quite float in water, adding salt to the water might make the object float, yes.
how can wood float on oil but not a bottle?
ans.1. wood can be float on oil because it is a thick, hard, and heavy object. 2.the bottle can not float on oil because it is not thick, hard, and, not heavy object. that's why it can not float
Why do heavy things float?
Any object will float if it has less density than the liquid.
What can you do to heavy objects to make them float?
An object can float on water only if its density is less than water.(Archimedes principle). So, to make an object float, its density should be low. For this purpose, its mass should be less and volume should be greater(d=m/v), so to make heavy objects to float, their volume should be as less as possible. For more details, contact at saqibahmad81@yahoo.com
If the density of an object is 1 then will that object sink or float?
The object would float in the middle if it was in water.
What can float in the water?
Many things can float in water. An object will float based on 2 main factors. They are density and shape. If an object is too dense, it will sink. But why would shape matter? The shape of the object affects how the water is displaced. If the weight of the water displaced is more than the weight of the object that is touching the water, the object will float. So the shape affects how much water is displaced therefore determines if an object will float.
How much water should you use to make an object float?
That depends what object you want to float.
Is it true that when the weight of an object is less than the density of water that object the object will float?
The weight does not determine if an object will float in water. If an object has a DENSITY that is more than the density of water then it will sink, if it's density is less than the density of water it will float.
