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Why kerosene float on water?
Kerosene is less dense than water.
A piece of ice is dropped in a beaker containing kerosene when ice melts level of kerosene will?
As kerosene is less dense than water so level of kerosene will fall
Can leaves float on water?
Yes, leaves can float on water.The density of leaves is less tan that of water.But if you keep the leave on water and press it with your fingers it will surely sink.
How would hazardous substances behave that accidentally entered a groundwater system?
Gasoline and kerosene would float on the water table; ethyl alcohol would dissolve and disperse in the groundwater.
Why does kerosene floats on water?
Kerosene floats on water for the same reason everything else floats. It weighs less than water and has buoyancy. If you put a drop of kerosene on water you will notice it forms a bubble, like a drop fill with air that is lighter than water. It is also an oil based product. Oil and water do not mix therefore the kerosene cannot mix with the water and therefore stays separate from the water. Oil slicks work this way too and kills anything near the surface of the water. In Pearl Harbor the USS Arizona has been leaking oil since it sank. Daily, oil blobs or drops rise to the surface and float on the water. So if you put kerosene on the bottom of a jar of water it will rise and float because it is less dense and lighter than water and will not mix with the water to weigh it back down to the bottom of the jar.Because it's immiscible with water and its density is lower than of water: it is lighter!
Which liquid floats on top water or kerosene?
When water and kerosene are mixed kerosene will float on top.
Does kerosene float on water-?
no, beacuse there is more sugars patick present in it so it floats
Why kerosene float on water?
Kerosene is less dense than water.
Can ship float on kerosene or not?
Yes
What happens if a ball made out of frozen kerosene is put into liquid kerosene does it float or sink?
it floats
A piece of ice is dropped in a beaker containing kerosene when ice melts level of kerosene will?
As kerosene is less dense than water so level of kerosene will fall
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.
Why does an object float in water sinks in kerosene oil?
No. The ice does not float on oil or kerosene, it is because a kerosene is a non-polar solute whil the ice which came from H2o is a polar solute in which it contradicts with each other. When the ice melts, the ice become water, the water is denser than kerosene, so the kerosene floats for it has a lighter density while the water sinks for it has a denser density.
Can leaves float on water?
Yes, leaves can float on water.The density of leaves is less tan that of water.But if you keep the leave on water and press it with your fingers it will surely sink.
How do free floating plants on water float?
Leaves that have air trapped inside enable the plants to float.
Why do the objects that sink in water float on kerosene?
I'd be surprised if you could ever see that happen. The density of kerosene is between 0.78 to 0.81 g/cm3 , so it ought to work just the other way around.
What do you call flowers that float on a pond?
could be water hyacinth Yes, water Hyacinth's do float on the water surface. Hyacinths have leaves that look like hippo ears. Water lilies also float on the water surface. They have flat leaves that fill the water surface and the flowers poke up among the leaves. Patti Rose www.rosepond.com
