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What detimines whether an oject will sink or float is the amount of fluid that it displaces. If the amount of fluid displaced weighs more than the object then it will float, if it weghs less it will sink. A boat can be made of any material, even concrete.
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∙ 12y agoIf the metal is in the shape of a boat and the whole things weighs less per cubic foot than water, then it will float. Fresh water weighs 62.4 per cubic foot. If you weigh the boat and calculate its volume, and it weighs less than 62.4 lbs per cubic foot of volume, it will float.
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∙ 12y agoThe outside of the boat is metal, but the inside is mostly air. So the weight of the boat of a certain volume (size) is smaller then the weight of water of an equal volume (size). Because of this, the water pushing up all around the boat can hold it up
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if the average density of the ship is lighter than that of the water
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Would a large metal ship float in the same volume of fresh water?
Metal ships are built to float.
Can you make metal float?
You can't make a bar of metal float on water, but boats with metal hulls float. Also, metal bars and other metal objects float on mercury.
How ship float on water?
Ships, whether made of wood or metal, have a lighter specific gravity than water. Ships actually displace the water rather than floating on it.
How does a ship made of metal float?
"average density" You must combine the weight of the metal hull with that of the air contained within it.
Can metal ships float?
It depends. A steel ship will float just fine, so will an iron one(i.e. Old Ironsides). It all depends on the size, weight, and buoyancy of the ship.
Why does a ship made of steel float while a needle sinks?
A needle is fully metal whereas a ship is hollow so it floats
Explain why a ship that is mostly made of metal float on the water?
It displaces water and is filled with air.
How do you know the density of an object if it floats on water?
You do not. A metal ship, with density well above that of water, will float.
How steel can make a ship float?
An object will float if it has a density that is less than that of water. Or whatever liquid it is placed on. In the case of a ship, that includes not just the steel, but the entire ship - including air trapped inside the ship.
Can 10 people make a real pirates ship?
if you know how to ship make a metal boat then you will know how to make a wooden pirate ship.
What force causes objects to float on water?
Gravity makes a ship float. Gravity pulls harder on the mass of water than the air inside the ship. In this way the water is pulled under the ship, instead of the ship being pulled under the water.
Why does pressure and weight matter in how things float?
They do not. A metal ball bearing with a weight of less than 1 Newton will sink in water but a ship weighing several thousand Newtons can float.
