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Does a pen float

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A pen would sink and float

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Why do plasticine float?

The pen weighs less than its equivalent volume of water weighs.Putting the pen underwater shoves an amount of water out of the way equal to the amount of space the pen takes up. This is called displacement. For the pen, the displaced water weighs more than the pen, so it can force the pen up and out of the water instead of the pen forcing more water out of the way and sinking to the bottom.Eventually, when most of the pen is out of the water, the small volume of the pen that is still beneath the surface displaces an amount of water whose weight equals the total weight of the pen. It then floats at this equilibrium depth, with the pen being pulled down with a force equal to the displaced water's weight pushing up.


Do you need a graph sheet for do objects float better in salt water than fresh water?

five bowls with water, one with no salt, one with 1 tsp salt, next with 2 tsps salt, next with 3 tspns salt, and last with 4 teaspoons salt my items were a paper clip, a small plastic ball, a pen, and rubber band. pen floated for a minute in every bowl, so did the ball, rubber band didn't float in freshwater or salt w/1 teaspoon of salt, pen floated in every bowl. i waited a minute for all


Is cello pen a gel pen?

A cello pen is formed as a gel pen some arn't but the cello gelly pen is.


What is a shock pen?

A shock pen is a pen that shocks you when you try to use it


What is the difference between a pen and a pencil?

you can sharpen a pencil and not a pen a pen has ink and a pencil does not.

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Does a pen sink or float?

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How was the zero gravity pen originally used in space?

The zero gravity pen was originally used in space so astronauts wouldn't have to find a pen for example if the zero gravity pen floats then the astronauts would be able to see where a pen is because if the pen did not float then if one of the astronauts needed to write something down they would have to write.


Why do plasticine float?

The pen weighs less than its equivalent volume of water weighs.Putting the pen underwater shoves an amount of water out of the way equal to the amount of space the pen takes up. This is called displacement. For the pen, the displaced water weighs more than the pen, so it can force the pen up and out of the water instead of the pen forcing more water out of the way and sinking to the bottom.Eventually, when most of the pen is out of the water, the small volume of the pen that is still beneath the surface displaces an amount of water whose weight equals the total weight of the pen. It then floats at this equilibrium depth, with the pen being pulled down with a force equal to the displaced water's weight pushing up.


Do you need a graph sheet for do objects float better in salt water than fresh water?

five bowls with water, one with no salt, one with 1 tsp salt, next with 2 tsps salt, next with 3 tspns salt, and last with 4 teaspoons salt my items were a paper clip, a small plastic ball, a pen, and rubber band. pen floated for a minute in every bowl, so did the ball, rubber band didn't float in freshwater or salt w/1 teaspoon of salt, pen floated in every bowl. i waited a minute for all


Why don't ballpoint pens work in space?

Lie down and write with a ball point pen upside down. after a while the pen wont work because it needs the ink to fall down to the ball point. there is no gravity in space there fore the ink will just float it wont fall Edit: why not use a pencil?


What is the trick behind the pen riddle where someone holds a pen different ways and says 'if this is a pen and this is a pen and this is a pen' then is this a pen?

You have to LISTEN carefully. When they say ''If this is a pen, is this a pen", say yes. When they say "Is this a pen?", say no. Then they are going to ask, "But if this is a pen is this a pen?", then you say yes. The 'trick' is that you have to LISTEN carefully. 'If' is the key word.


When did Pen Pen TriIcelon happen?

Pen Pen TriIcelon happened in 1998.


How do you spell pen in German?

pen = Kugelschreiber pen = Kuli pen = Stift


What is the compound word for pen?

A compound word for pen is inkpen. A compound phrase for pen is ballpoint pen. Also pig pen.


Do clothes float or sink?

it will float as long as it is not fully covered water.


Is cello pen a gel pen?

A cello pen is formed as a gel pen some arn't but the cello gelly pen is.


Does dolomite sink or float?

Float