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Would the mass on mercury float on water?
Mercury would not float on water. This is because the density of Mercury (5427kg/m3) is greater than the density of water (1000kg/m3).
Does ice sink of float when placed in these liquids water alcohol mercury ice?
AnswerAs water freezes,what happens to the water molecules that causes ice to float?why is the unquie? My answer is that the ice has comes more dense n is light to float up then to sink down.I am no physicist, but I think ice is less dense than liquid water. After all, water expands when frozen (unique to H2O, I think?). Ice floats in water, of course. As far as pure alcohol, my best guess is that yes, it floats in alcohol, too. I have to say that ice will float on mercury due the great difference in the densities of the two substances (mercury being much more dense than ice).
Does mercury float on water?
No, it sinks.
What is denser than water so water will float?
Anything that doesn't float in water is less dense than water, say iron? So if you drop an iron bar into a glass of water, you can say that the iron sinks or you can interpret it as the water floats? If you are referring to liquid, then mercury.
Would gasoline turpentine or mercury settle at the bottom of water?
Of the three, only mercury (a liquid metal) is heavier than water and would sink to the bottom. Gasoline is partly miscible (forms suspensions in water), while turpentine has a lower density than water and would float on top.
Would a quarter float in water?
It will sink in water, but it will float in mercury. Depends on what the liquid is.
Would water or liquid mercury float?
Water floats when it is turned into ice, because in this form it is less dense (it crystallizes, and the structure expands). It also can float in combinations of liquids, for example, it is less dense than liquid mercury, but more dense than oil, so it would 'float' on the mercury. Liquid mercury is very dense, and doesn't usually float on things.
Can iron float in any liquid?
Solid iron will float in liquid mercury. In most liquids it will sink.
Can nickel float on liquid Mercury?
Strictly be density, nickel should float on mercury.
Does mercury float on liquid paraffin?
No.
What does an egg float best in?
In mercury, of course! Bit if you don't like this liquid - in brine, salty water.
Does lead float or sink in liquid mercury?
Lead floats in mercury.
Why can't a pebble float?
It can float, in a given quantity of the (liquid at room temperature metal) mercury. This is because mercury is denser than any pebble, stone, likely to be found on earth surface. Floating is the condition or state of bouyancy in a liquid. So a stone is to mercury as a cork is to water.
Does Mercury as a liquid sink or float?
SinkMercury is a heavy metal, so it is much more dense than water.
Does the element Iron float or sink in water?
yes iron does float in water yes iron does float in water
Does a lump of iron float?
Solid iron will float in liquid Mercury. In most liquids it will sink.
Will a block of ice sink in mercury metal?
No, the density of water ice (0.92) is far below that of mercury (13.6) and so the ice will float on liquid mercury. Even iron density 7.85) and copper (8.73) and lead (11.3) will float on mercury but gold (density 19.6) sinks!
