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The mass of an object (or its weight) has nothing to do with its ability to float ...
consider feathers, rocks, people, and battleships.
The determining quantity is the object's density, which is the ratio of its mass
to its volume.
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Will an object weighing 85 grams sink or float?
It is not just the weight matter in floatation or sinking.The shape,surface area or the base liquid that matters.For eg. a very flat sheat of iron weighing 85gm will float in water but a bead(ball )of iron weighing 85gm will sink.On the other hand an iron bead of 85gm will float in mercury.
What determines an object will sink or float?
The Density of the object as long as its .99 grams then it will float because the object has to have less density than water in order to rise above the water.
Will an object with a density of 0.7 grams per centimeter cubed float or sink in water?
That object will float, because the density of water is always around 1.0 .
Will an object that has a mass of 3.68 grams per cubic centimeter float on water?
no
Would an inflated tyre weighing 30kg holding an object weighing 100kg float?
It could, if it contained enough air. To float on water, you would need about 1 liter of air for every kilogram you want to keep afloat.
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.
What must be the density of an object with a mass of 5000 grams if the object is to float in water?
In order for an object to float on water, its overall density must be less than 1 g/cc.That goes for a shirt-button, a super-tanker, or an iceberg the size of Texas. The object's massmakes no difference.
How does the density of the object affect whether it sinks or floats?
if its in water and it has less grams per cm cubed than the water does then it will float and vicevesa
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.
