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A piece of ice floats on water. what does this tell you about the density of ice compared to the density of water?
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It tells you that the ice is less dense than the water.
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What is floats in water What density?
An object will float in water if it has LESS density than the water.
Why does water float on oil?
The oils have low density as compared to water and oils are non polar organic compounds while water is a polar compound, so oil can not mix with water and floats on waters surface.
What can you infer about the density of a material if a sampleof it floats in water?
That the material's density is less than the density of water.
Why wood floats in water?
Wood mostly floats in water because it has a lower density than water. it is NOT lighter than water, it is LESS DENSE. water has a density of 1.0 g/cm cubed. that means wood usually has a density of .99 or less. But, not all wood floats, keep that in mind
How does the density of each material relate to how high it floats in the water?
if its heavier than water it sinks. lighter floats
Why wood floats on water?
the density of water is higher than the density of wood... & so an iron piece sinks & a ton of wood floats...
Notes on the density of ice compared to water?
Ice floats -its less dense than water by about 10%.
Why a solid piece of plastic floats on water?
Because the density of this piece of plastic is under 1 g/cm3.
What is floats in water What density?
An object will float in water if it has LESS density than the water.
Why snow floats on water?
The density of snow is lower than the density of water.
Does oil or water have a lower density?
Oil floats on water, and has a lower density.
Why does water float on oil?
The oils have low density as compared to water and oils are non polar organic compounds while water is a polar compound, so oil can not mix with water and floats on waters surface.
What is the density of water in the solid state compared to that in the liquid state?
Ice has about 91.5% of the density of water. It floats because it is less dense than water.
When does water float and why does it float?
Water floats when it is in the solid phase, called ice. Ice floats because the density of ice is less than the density of water.
What can you infer about the density of a material if a sampleof it floats in water?
That the material's density is less than the density of water.
Why liquid generally have lower density as compared to solid . but you must have observed that ice floats on water?
The reason why ice floats on water is due to the anomalous behavior of water. Water, when cooled beyond 4oc, expands instead of contracting like other normal liquids. Due to this, the density of ice is less than that of water and it is able to float on water.
What floats and what doesn't floats?
everything which has less density than water will float.....
