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Solids are more dense than liquids. This is because of their atomic or molecular configuration. Atoms or molecules in solids are more closely arranged compared to atoms or molecules in liquids.
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∙ 11y agono, liquids don't have a higher density than solids - because density means toughnes (Only solids have) Un-breakable ness! no liquids have this and they don't stay the same! So - therefore solids have a higher density than liquids! :D
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∙ 8y agoNo. Otherwise, nothing would float. If wood were more dense than water, it would sink. Steel is less dense than liquid Mercury- a steel bolt will float on a pool of mercury.
Ice- a solid, is less dense than liquid water.
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∙ 13y agoThe answer is NO?REASON- DENSITY is define as mass over volume, and it tells us the degree of heavy-ness of a solid and a liquid. so it is impossible for all solid and liquid to have the same density. Unless the liquid is made to have the same density with the solid and vice versa.
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Short answer is sometimes. It depends on the solid and liquid of interest. Solid Aluminum is less dense than liquid Mercury at the same normal conditions (pressure and temperature in a normal room). Typically when a liquid is cooled down and or pressurized it becomes a solid. But there are many substances where the phase change from liquid to solid results in a less dense solid. This happens with water when it freezes. The water forms crystalline structures that result in the molecules being farther apart from each other. This means the water has expanded in its solid form, which you can witness by ice floating in water.
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∙ 16y agoNo, solid water (Ice) is less dense than liquid water - which is why ice floats. However, I can not bring to mind any solid that is less dens than its gaseous state.
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∙ 12y agoNo, for example, ice is less dense than liquid water, which is why it floats.
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∙ 13y agoYES they are.....
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∙ 12y agoYes.
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Can a solid be less dense than a liquid?
Yes, there are many. For example, anything that floats on water is less dense than liquid water. A number of solids are less dense than liquids. The most common example is ice. Ice (frozen water) is less dense than its liquid counterpart for some very specific reasons. Many other solids are less dense than liquids, as well. Using water as the liquid, you'll find that cork, wood (most kinds) and styrofoam will all float on it. As the liquid becomes more dense, the range of items that will float on it increases. Mercury, for example, is a liquid metal at room temperature. Because it is so dense, many things will float on it. Lead is one example of something that will float on liquid mercury. For a question about substances that are less dense in their solid form than those same substances in their liquid form, use the link below to the related question.
Why is the range of densities much greater among the nonmetals than among the metals?
Nonmetals contain about equal numbers of solid and gas or liquid elements. The subatomic particles that make up gases and liquids are more spread out and less compact than in solids. Therefore, gases and liquids are less dense than solids. Because nonmetals contain about equal numbers of solid and gas or liquid elements, they have a greater density range than the predominantly solid metals.
What material does sound travel the fastest?
Sound travels the fastest in solids. Solids being the most denser make sound travel fastest as compared to liquids and gases which have speed of sound relatively less than solids.
Why are solids and liquids condensed materials?
They are condensed materials because that's what makes them what they are. The more condensed a substance is the less it can flow. Gases are the least condensed, so they flow the easiest, followed by fluids, then solids.
Are gas particles packed close together?
No, they are spread out. Gases are less dense than solids and liquids, which is caused by the particles being spread out.
Are solids Less dense than liquids?
some solids are more dense than liquids (they sink) but others are less dense which is why not all solids sink
What is always less dense than solids?
Gases are less dense than solids.
Do liquids have high or low density?
Denser than gases but (most often) less dense than solids.
Do gases always have densities less than solids and liquids?
Yes, it is true.
Which is less dense liquids or solids?
Matter being liquid or solid has nothing to do with density. These are states of matter. Ice floats on water.
Why is gas denser than liquids and solids?
Gas isn't denser than liquids and solids. It's the other way around. And THIS is because the atoms in liquids and solids are closer together and there is less space to move around. In solid objects, the atoms are so close and compacted they don't move. in liquids, the atoms are a little bit farther apart. in gases, they are very spread out, making the amount of atoms LESS dense than the solids.
What is the different between sedimentation and flotation?
Sedimentation is the measure of the (simple)movement of solids ,or the time (rate) of movement of undisolved material (solids) , in a column of water or other fluid ( as in sedimentation rate). Flotation is a quality of matter that is less dense than the fluid on which it is suspended . Both solids and liquids float, with liquids forming patches or layers atop the more dense sustrate.
What are three ways in which thermal energy is transferred?
1.by conduction through dense matter.(solids) 2.by convection through less dense matter (liquids/gas) 3.by radiation through vacuum
How are solids and liquid different?
solids hold their shape but liquids take the shape of the container there in
What is the order from slowest to fastest of increasing speed of light waves passing through solidsliquidsand gas?
Please note that there are individual differences, between different liquids, or between different solids. But as a rough guideline, you can expect light to be fastest in the materials that are less dense - and also as a rough guideline, solids are often more dense than liquids, and liquids are almost always more dense than gases. However, there is a lot of overlap between solids and liquids - check the Wikipedia article "List of refractive indices" for some examples.
Is water the least dense than all the liquids?
No. Several liquids, including gasoline, oil and alcohol, are 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.
