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How can you use the density of an object to predict if it will sink or float?
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∙ 13y ago
If the density is less than '1' , it will float. If the density is greater than '1' it will sink.
Humans have a density of about 0.97 , so we float.
Remember Archimedes Principle.
'The weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced'.
lenpollock
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∙ 13y agoIf something is denser than water, it will sink. If something is not as dense as water, it will float. At 15 degrees celsius, water is roughly 999 kgs per cubic meter.
So, If a object has a mass of 1000 kgs, and a volume of 20 cubic meters, then its density is 50 kgs per cubic meter, and it will float.
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How can one predict whether an object will float or sink in a liquid?
An object will sink if its density is greater than the liquid in which it is placed; it will float if its density is less.
If you the mass and volume of an object how can you predict whether it will float or sink in water?
Calculate the density (mass divided by volume) of your object. If the density is less than that of water - which has a density of about 1000 kg per cubic meter - then it will float; if the density of your object is more, it will sink.
Can you use mass alone to predict whether an object will sink or float?
No. An object will sink if its DENSITY is greater than that of the liquid (or gas) in which you place it.
How can you use density of an objectto predict whether it will float or sink?
if the object is more dense the liquid it is in it will sink. if it is less dense than the liquid it is in it will float
How can knowing an object's density help you predict whether the object will float or sink in a fluid?
If an object has less density than water (or whatever liquid you are considering), it will float. And if it has more density then the liguid you are considering it will sinq
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 can one predict whether an object will float or sink in a liquid?
An object will sink if its density is greater than the liquid in which it is placed; it will float if its density is less.
How can you use the density of an object to predict weather it will sink or float?
if the density of the object was higher than 1 then it will sink if less than 1 it will float in water....
How can density be used to predict whether on object will float you sink in water?
Because that's how life is. If the density is greater than the density of water it will sink. If less, it will float.
How is it possible to predict if an object will sink or float based on density of the object?
If an object is less dense then water, it will float assuming the object does not absorb the water there by increasing its density.
How do you use the density of an object to predict whether it will float or sink in the water?
If its density is less than 1 it will float in water. If its density is more than 1, it will sink in water.
How can you use math to predict if an object will float or sink?
If the object's density is greater than the density of the liquid in which it is placed, it will sink. If the density is less, it will float. You can use math to calculate the density, if you know an object's mass and volume. Density is defined as mass divided by volume.
If you the mass and volume of an object how can you predict whether it will float or sink in water?
Calculate the density (mass divided by volume) of your object. If the density is less than that of water - which has a density of about 1000 kg per cubic meter - then it will float; if the density of your object is more, it will sink.
Can you use mass alone to predict whether an object will sink or float?
No. An object will sink if its DENSITY is greater than that of the liquid (or gas) in which you place it.
How can you use density of an objectto predict whether it will float or sink?
if the object is more dense the liquid it is in it will sink. if it is less dense than the liquid it is in it will float
How can knowing an object's density help you predict whether the object will float or sink in a fluid?
If an object has less density than water (or whatever liquid you are considering), it will float. And if it has more density then the liguid you are considering it will sinq
How can you use the destiny of an object to predict wheather it will float or sink in water?
The density of water is 1.00, so if the density of the object is greater than one, it will sink. If the density of the object is less than 1.00, then it will float. If the density of the object equals or is like 1.01, 1.02, 0.99, or 0.98, then it will be suspended.
