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Does volume alone determine weather an object will float or sink?
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∙ 7y ago
No. A very big rock has a great deal of volume- but it also has a great deal of weight. Drop it in water, and it will sink like a........rock. It is the weight per measure of volume that determines density. If the density is less than the liquid, it floats. Greater than the density of the liquid, it sinks.
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∙ 7y ago
Nathan Pagulayan
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∙ 15y agoGiven a constant mass, an increase of volume will cause the object's density to lessen. When the mass of the volume of water displaced becomes larger than the mass of the object, then the object will float.
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∙ 12y agoThe density of an object determines if it will float or sink. If the density of the object is higher than the density of whatever liquid you are floating it in, then it will sink. If the density is lower than then liquid, it will float. You can calculate an object's density by dividing it's mass by it's volume.
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∙ 7y agoNo. Density, which depends on both mass and volume, determines whether an object will float or sink. Consider that a block of wood will float on water, but a block of iron of the same volume will sink.
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∙ 7y agoNo. A very big rock has a great deal of volume- but it also has a great deal of weight. Drop it in water, and it will sink like a........rock. It is the weight per measure of volume that determines density. If the density is less than water, it floats. Greater than the density of water, it sinks.
Joyce Lam
I think that whether objects of the same weight floats depends on their volume, because the larger the volume the smaller the density. If the density is smaller than the water, it will float. And vice versa, if the density is bigger than the water, it will sink.
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∙ 7y agoNo, you need to know the density, which is mass per unit of volume. If less than the fluids density, then it will float on that fluid.
Nathan Pagulayan
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Can you use mass or volume alone to predict if an object will sink or float?
NO
Can you use volume alone to predict wether an object will sink or float?
No.
Does mass alone determine wheter an object will float or sink?
No. The key to whether an object floats or sinks is the average density, i.e., mass divided by volume. Also, whether an object will float or not also strictly depends on the surface volume. A piece of tin foil shaped into a boat will float and the same mass of tin foil shaped into a crumpled up ball will not float.
How do you experimentally determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object that floats?
Personally, what I would do would be to experimentally find a lead fishing sinker, rock, gold coin etc., which, when added to the irregular object, sinks them both. For accuracy, the object selected should be smaller than the irregular object. The smaller, the better. Then, in the usual way, find the volume of the sinker, the rock, or the gold coin alone. Write it down so I don't forget it. Finally, glue the 'ballast' to the irregular object, and measure the volume of the combination by sinking it. From the volume I find, subtract the volume of the ballast alone, and I'll have the volume of the irregular object.
How do you calculate find the density of an object that floats?
If you can determine the volume fractions of the object that are above and below the water, then you can find the density of the object by multiplying the density of the fluid it floats in by the fraction of the volume that is below the surface of the liquid. Another, more complex way is to weigh the object alone then attach it to one arm of a balance to weigh the object when it is floating. As it floats it will displace an amount of liquid equal in weight to the total object. The decrease in weight will be proportional to the fraction of the object that is submerged. As an example: If an object weighed 100 grams out in the air but only required 20 grams to counterbalance its weight when it is floating, and the fluid it was floating in was water, then the density of the object would be (1 g/cubic centimeter)·(100-20)/100 = 0.8 g/cubic centimeter.
What is the weight ratio for height?
There is no weight ratio for height. The weight of an object depends on its the volume and density. The volume depends on the height as well as the average cross section so height, alone, cannot determine weight.
Can you use mass or volume alone to predict if an object will sink or float?
NO
Can you use volume alone to predict wether an object will sink or float?
No.
Does mass alone determine wheter an object will float or sink?
No. The key to whether an object floats or sinks is the average density, i.e., mass divided by volume. Also, whether an object will float or not also strictly depends on the surface volume. A piece of tin foil shaped into a boat will float and the same mass of tin foil shaped into a crumpled up ball will not float.
Can you use volume alone predict whether an object will sink or float?
No, because you can predict if an object will sink or float mostly on density.
How do you find the volume using the mass?
If you know an object's mass and its density, then you can calculate its volume.But mass alone doesn't tell you anything about its volume.
Will kilogram float in water why?
The mass of an object alone is not enough to determine whether it will float in water. You need to know the object's mass and its volume; in other words, its density. A kilogram of solid lead will sink in water. A kilogram of styrofoam will float. If an object is less dense than water it will float; if it is denser it will sink.
How do you experimentally determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object that floats?
Personally, what I would do would be to experimentally find a lead fishing sinker, rock, gold coin etc., which, when added to the irregular object, sinks them both. For accuracy, the object selected should be smaller than the irregular object. The smaller, the better. Then, in the usual way, find the volume of the sinker, the rock, or the gold coin alone. Write it down so I don't forget it. Finally, glue the 'ballast' to the irregular object, and measure the volume of the combination by sinking it. From the volume I find, subtract the volume of the ballast alone, and I'll have the volume of the irregular object.
What is used to measure the volume of an irregular shaped object?
A beaker, flask, or graduated cylinder. You have to put water in the container, record the volume, then place the object in the container and calculate how much the volume of the water raised.
How do you find the volume of the irregular shape alone?
Experimentally, by filling the object with water and measuring the amount of water it takes to fill it. Solving the volume with math requires calculus, or finding the volume of parts of the shape and adding them together.
What would be the length and depth and width for a rectangle reseviour holding 500 gal?
The volume alone is insufficient information to determine the linear dimensions.
How do you calculate find the density of an object that floats?
If you can determine the volume fractions of the object that are above and below the water, then you can find the density of the object by multiplying the density of the fluid it floats in by the fraction of the volume that is below the surface of the liquid. Another, more complex way is to weigh the object alone then attach it to one arm of a balance to weigh the object when it is floating. As it floats it will displace an amount of liquid equal in weight to the total object. The decrease in weight will be proportional to the fraction of the object that is submerged. As an example: If an object weighed 100 grams out in the air but only required 20 grams to counterbalance its weight when it is floating, and the fluid it was floating in was water, then the density of the object would be (1 g/cubic centimeter)·(100-20)/100 = 0.8 g/cubic centimeter.
