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What is the only organ in your body light enough to float on water?
Well not all organs can float, but lungs can float on water
Do solid objects always sink in liquids?
No. Only solids denser than water will sink. The means a solid will only sink in water if it weighs more than an equal volume of water. Solids that float in water include ice, wood, and fat.
Can light things float on water?
If it has enough surface area such as a leaf or bigger yes so long as it lands on the water in such a way it traps a little air under it, note..even concrete can float, many septic tanks are made of concrete and will float in only about a foot of water if you dont remember to fill them with water before it rains
Why does an egg float on salt water only?
Because salt water is more dense than the egg therefore making the egg float
Will ships float or sink in fresh water?
Ships float in fresh water too. Only a little deeper, since fresh water is less dense than salt water.
Why does only light things float in salt water?
Whether things float or sink this depend only on the density , the density of the salt water is aprox. 1030 kilogram per meter cube so if you but things have density less than that they will float , things with higher density sink.
Does oil float on all liquids?
No. Depending on the purity, ethanol (the alcohol in booze) can float on kerosene, but only barely. For the most part, yes.
Can water dissolve in anything?
Water can mix with other liquids that are polarand can form Hydrogen bonds. Its a bit involved to go into here but suffice to say that liquids only mix with other liquids that are like them. Liquids that can form hydrogen bonds will mix with water, oils or hydrocarbons cannot do so and do not mix with water, that's why oils float on top.Think of the BP oil spill, instead of mixing with the water the oil floated to the top. Look up water on wikipedia and they'll go into its properties to degree level probably.Also in terms of water dissolving solids it can again only dissolve things which it can hydrogen bond with which includes sugar and ionic crystals like table salt. This is a general answer some things will still not dissolve but that's way too complicated to talk about here. Hope this helped. =]
What causes thing to float in the ocean water?
Atoms like oxygen and hileum like a water bottle floating but only when it has oxygen in it. If you crushed the bottle it will have less oxygen making it not float but not all atoms make things float. Also your welcome if it helped.
Why can metal float?
For something to float, it must displace the same amount of water as it weighs. Answer:To float in water, a solid metal object must be lighter than the water equivalent to its volume. This would make lithium (at S.G. 0.53) the only metal that would float in water.Objects which are hollow and made of metal float because the contained volume of the object divided by the weight of the object is less than 1 gm/cm3, the density of water. Solid metal objects can float in liquids which have a density greater than they exhbit thesmelves. As an example, almost all metals will float in mercury
Can metal float?
For something to float, it must displace the same amount of water as it weighs. Answer:To float in water, a solid metal object must be lighter than the water equivalent to its volume. This would make lithium (at S.G. 0.53) the only metal that would float in water.Objects which are hollow and made of metal float because the contained volume of the object divided by the weight of the object is less than 1 gm/cm3, the density of water. Solid metal objects can float in liquids which have a density greater than they exhbit thesmelves. As an example, almost all metals will float in Mercury
Is it true that a human can only float when there is salt in the water?
Yes if theres enough salt in the water you can float
What is the only organ in your body light enough to float on water?
Well not all organs can float, but lungs can float on water
Will an egg float in ice cold water?
Only an altered egg float.
What types of liquids evaporate?
only water
Do solid objects always sink in liquids?
No. Only solids denser than water will sink. The means a solid will only sink in water if it weighs more than an equal volume of water. Solids that float in water include ice, wood, and fat.
Can light things float on water?
If it has enough surface area such as a leaf or bigger yes so long as it lands on the water in such a way it traps a little air under it, note..even concrete can float, many septic tanks are made of concrete and will float in only about a foot of water if you dont remember to fill them with water before it rains
