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According to Archimedes' Principle (which he described in his treatise On Floating Bodies) a body immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. In the case of a floating boat, if the average density of the boat and the air within its hull is less than the density of the water, the mass of the water displaced as it settles into the water will be equal to the to the total mass of the boat but it will displace a volume less than the volume of the boat, thus enough of the boat will remain above the water to allow it to float.
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Density - ability for a boat to float?
It is the displacement of the vessels weight and the freeboard remaining of a vessel that determines whether a vessel will float and or sink. A ship will float higher on salt water (salt water is denser) than if on fresh water (less dense).
What part of the boat makes it float?
The boat floats because the entire boat - including any air contained within - has a total density less than the density of the water.
What makes a good boat float?
Boats float because the mass of the water they displace is greater than the mass of the boat. This difference in density creates bouyancy.
How do concrete boats float?
This all depends on buoyancy of the liquid the boat is in, and the density (therefore the mass and volume) of the concrete boat.
Can boats float?
Only if the overall density of the boat is less than the medium in which it is placed.
Does silver float?
No gold is more dense than water so it sinks and in the gold rush in Cali they paned underwater
A boat will float higher in the Atlantic Ocean than in the Potomac River because ocean water has -?
Greater density
How does changing the shape of the metal affect the density of the boat?
Indeed yes. Density is defined as mass per unit volume. If all the mass were concentrated in one lump, your boat would no longer float. If the metal walls of the boat were a little thinner, you'd have more boat volume, and lower density.
How does a steel boat float and a flat piece of steel with the same mass sinks?
There is air in the boat so the overall density is less. The weight is spread out.
Does tin float?
Tin's density is greater than water, so a solid lump of tin will not float. But you can make a boat out of it if it contains air and does not leak.
Why does a coin sink and a boat float?
An object will sink if it has greater density than water (or whatever liquid it is place in); it will float if it has less density than the liquid.An object will sink if it has greater density than water (or whatever liquid it is place in); it will float if it has less density than the liquid.An object will sink if it has greater density than water (or whatever liquid it is place in); it will float if it has less density than the liquid.An object will sink if it has greater density than water (or whatever liquid it is place in); it will float if it has less density than the liquid.
Could a lead boat float?
Sure, if it has enough air to keep the total density less than that of water.
