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Does needle float on water

Updated: 9/22/2023
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Does the needle float or sink in water?

A needle sink in water.


What liquids can a needle float on?

A needle can be made to float on very still water.


How does a needle float on water?

the way it float is surface tension!!


What makes a needle to float in water?

Water surface tension hold the needle on the water surface.


Explain why a swing needle can float on the surface of water in a glass?

Due to surface tension, the upper surface of water acts like a stretched membrane which enables it to float a swing needle.


Why does the needle float when it is dropped in water parallelaly and why it sinks when dropped perpendicularly?

i think that vol of water underneath the needle when it is dropped on water parallely is more which prevents the needle from sinking.


Why can a sewing needle can float on the surface of water in glass?

Surface tension


What will happen to a needle place in water?

It will float if placed carefully enough.


Why can a sewing needle can float on the surface of water in a glass.?

Surface tension


Why can a sewing needle can float on the surface water in a glass?

Yes if the surface tension of the water is not broken. If you are careful you can place a needle on the surface of the water in a glass. Also if you reduce the surface tension with detergent (just a very little is enough) the needle will sink because it's density is greater than that of the water. NO (if the surface tension of the water is broken, a needle cannot float on the surface of water. This is because the needle has higher density than water (density is mass divided by volume).


Why is it that a needle may float on a clean water but sink when detergent is added to the water?

Because the detergent reduces the surface tension of the water.


Why does a needle sink but a boat float?

The total weight of the surface area of a boat is less than than the weight of a body of water of the same size (buoyancy), so that is why it floats. A needle sinks because a body of water with the same size is lighter than the needle. Note: It is entirely possible to float a needle on water. It requires a bit of doing, but it can be done.