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Not as long as it's still in the shape of a block. But if you re-shape it into the shape of a cup ... whether round or rectangular ... it will float, because it displaces much more water than a block does. If your cup-shape is done artistically and with care, people may call it what it looks like ... a little "boat" or "ship". Those objects are usually made out of re-shaped blocks of steel.
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∙ 13y agoSteel floats if it is a shape of a boat. It will not really float if you put a whole chunk of steel in the water.
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∙ 12y agoyes.................... as the molecular weight of steel is more than water, steel definitely sinks in water.
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S block elements densities?
Densities of s block elements are less than water. They float on 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.
Will a block of ash wood float in methanol?
yes
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.
Does a rubber band float?
Yes and no. Rubber bands can float and sink in water. They will float on the water for awhile and then will sink. But not all the time the rubber bands will float on the water for awhile. Sometimes it will immediately sink.
Will a steel bar float in water?
I think it can float on water.
Why would a solid steel marble sink and a steel bowl float in a bathtub of water?
it is hollow so it will float
Could steel float on water?
No it is to heavy
Does steel pin float on saline water?
yes, it does
Can a 3 wheeler float in water?
No. Bicycles are mostly made of steel, which does not float.
How can a ship float on the ocean if it ways like a ton or more?
The shape of the ship allows it to float. Imagine a ship that was just a big block of steel, If you put that steel block into water, it would sink because it is denser than water. Ships are built with a hollow shape. The amount of steel is the same, but the hollow shape decreases the boat's density. Water is denser than the hollow boat, so the boat floats. Shaping the block into a hollow form increases the volume occupied by the same mass, which results in a reduced overall density. The ship floats because it is less dense than water.
Why metal ships will float?
They displace water and are filled with air. For example, a solid block of steel wouldn't float, even though it displaces water because it has no air in it either. Wood floats because it has millions of pours that contain air. Water logged wood doesn't float because those same air pockets are flooded with water instead of air.
Which will float on water a 1-kg block of wood or a 1-kg block of aluminum?
Wood will. A solid block of aluminum will sink. Things float when their density is less than water. There are some woods that sink.
S block elements densities?
Densities of s block elements are less than water. They float on water.
Would a block with holes in it sink in water?
Depends on what the block is made of. A block of wood will float. A block of concrete will sink.
Will silver float in Mercury?
Steel don't float on water because the density of steel is greater than the density of water.
Which will float on the water 1 kg block of wood or 1 g block of aluminum?
wood
