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density is mass per unit volume so the less mass per cubic(what ever measure) the less buoyant.
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Is chalk less dense than salty water?
No, it is more dense. If it were less dense it would float.
Why is it that you float on water?
Because water is more dense then our bodies so when things are more dense they sink to the bottom and when they are less dense they float to the top
The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a more dense liquid is called what?
The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a more dense liquid is called buoyancy. Acids are substances that form hydronium ions when dissolved in water.
The ability of an object to float on a fluid is influenced by?
density. A less dense object will float on a more dense liquid.
Do plates become more dense or less dense when they become cooler?
Cooler material is more dense and hotter material is less. This means that plates become more dense as they cool.
Why does sand oil and maple surup sink in water?
more dense substances sink, less dense substances float. oil will not sink in water, it will float, it is less dense.
What phenomenon allows objects or liquids that are less dense to float in liquids that are more dense?
If an object or liquid is is less dense than the liquid in which it floats, that's the reason why it floats, because whatever is less dense floats. If you meant to ask why something MORE dense can float in something LESS dense, one answer is surface tension.
When water freezes it expands and becomes more or less dense?
It becomes less dense. Ice will float on water
Is a ice cube more or less dense than liquid water?
Ice cubes are less dense than liquid water, which is why they float.
If an object's density is is less than that of the fluid what will happen?
it will float providing it is in that fluidIt will float on the surface of the fluid.
How does density affect an object to float?
Well, if the object is more dense than the liquid, it will sink. If the object is less dense than the liquid, it will float. For example, a kernel is more dense than water, so it sinks, but the kernel is less dense than corn syrup, so it will float.
How can you determine whether a solid object is more dense or less dense?
Gauge its buoyancy. Put it in the water. objects that are less dense will float while objects that are more dense sink.
