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How do you measure the volume of a substance less dense than wate?
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Say for example you have an ice cube of which you need to find the volume..First find something that sinks in water..Next,dip it in water and find the volume of water it displaces..For this a Decanting Can might come in handy..Now tie the ice cube with a string of negligible mass and thickness to the mass that sank in water and lower it into water so that the ice cube is completely immersed in water..This time the volume of water displaced will be greater..Subtract the higher value from the lower and you have the volume of ice cube(or any other material for which you are to determine the volume)
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How do you determine if a substance is more dense or less dence?
Density is measured and expressed as the mass to volume ratio. To determine what the density of a substance you measure its mass and divide that number by its measured volume (or you can look up the density based on what composes it). Then, using the same units, do the same for another substance. The substance with the larger number is more dense, has more mass per volume, than the substance with the lower number, and the same in reverse with respect to less density.
What is 4 kilogram equal to in cups?
There is no sensible answer to this question. A kilogram is a measure of mass while a cup is a measure of volume. The two measure different things and there is no direct conversion between the two. 4 kg of a dense substance will consists of a lot fewer cups than 4 kg of a less dense substance.
Why does a less dense material float in a more dense material?
density is mass per unit volume so the less mass per cubic(what ever measure) the less buoyant.
What does less dense and more dense?
a measure of the compactness of a substance, expressed as its mass per unit volume. It is measured in kilograms per cubic metre or pounds per cubic foot.So, it means that ''more dense'' is the same as more compacted, and ''less dense'' is less compacted. As it is expressed per unit volume and measured in kilograms per cubic metre, signifies that an element that has more kilograms per cubic metre is more dense, more compact, resulting in more weight as well.
How many cc are there in 52 grams?
52, assuming a density (weight per volume) equal to pure water. be definition, at standard room temperature and pressure, one cc of pure water = 1 gram of weight. but gram is a measure of weight only. cc = cubic centimeter = a measure of volume only. if the substance has a different density, the total cc may be less (more dense, a smaller volume water would be) or more (less dense, therefore a larger volume). the exact answer depends on the density of the substance being measured.
How can you predict whether an object will float or sink in a fluid?
Measure the mass and volume of both to determine each's density (mass/volume). If the object is less dense; it will float, if it is mroe dense; it will sink.
How call you tell if a substance is more or less dense then water?
if it sinks its more dense if it floats its less dense
If the volume of air is less then the less dense or more dense the air is?
its has more pressure
What measure density?
Density is a measure of mass per unit of volume. The higher an object's density, the higher its mass per volume. The average density of an object equals its total mass divided by its total volume. A denser object (such as iron) will have less volume than an equal mass of some less dense substance (such as water). The SI unit of density is the kilogram per cubic metre (kg/m3)
The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a more dense liquid is called what?
The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a more dense liquid is called buoyancy. Acids are substances that form hydronium ions when dissolved in water.
Does a solid get more dense if its volume increases?
No. It gets less dense
Why is it important to dislodge any adhering bubbles in the density test?
Bubbles in a substance being evaluated for density will make that material appear less dense. The bubbles are less dense than the substance being evaluated, and they take up volume and add almost no mass. That results in an overall reduction in the mass-per-unit-volume (desity) measurement.
