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Depends on the person in question and the water.
For practical purposes, most people float in ordinary water.
To really float, you should be less dense than water.
The percent of your body that is submerged is relative to the proportionate densities of you and the water. So if you're, let's say, 900 kg/m3, and the water is 1000 kg/m3, then about 10% of you should be above water.
Increasing water density means adding solutes, like salt. The dead sea has an incredibly high concentration of salt, giving it unnaturally high density, and allowing almost anyone to float.
Increasing muscle mass in proportion to fat makes people denser, as muscle is denserthan fat. So obese people have an easier time staying afloat.
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What will float in salt water but not in fresh water?
humans i think.
How do humans float in water?
its do do with how much oxyen we have inside us
Where easy to float sea or pool?
The density of all water is 1, no matter the amount or location. Humans have the density of 0.9, so humans barely float in all bodies of water.
Why do boats float but humans don't?
Actually, humans do float. It's just that some of your clothes weigh you down.For the reason on why boats float, it is because the water is denser than the boat filled with air. If you fill a boat with water, then it will sink.
Do humans float better in salt water?
no because the salt makes the water lighter
Can a quarter float in water?
No a quarter cant float in water. If you want you could try it yourself!
Why do humans float easier in salt water compared to fresh water?
because the salt in the water dissolves and then making the water denser therefore making it easier for objects and human to float
Which planetis so light that it could float in water?
A planet's weight does not determine whether it can float in water. It's density is what determines that. Your question should be "Which planet's density is so small that it could float in water?"
Could steel float on water?
No it is to heavy
Could a paperclip float on regular water?
no
Could glass float on salt water?
no
Can Saturn float in the water?
If you could find a body of water large enough to fit Saturn, yes it could float in the water. The density of Saturn is at 0.687 g/cm³.
