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If the object, when submerged in water, displaces a volume of water whose mass is greater than its own, then it will float. The density of the material from which it is made is not the key as can be seen from the fact that ships made of metal will float.
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How do you determine if something will sink or float in water?
It depends on how much water there is . You will have to know how much the object you are going to put in weighs.
How can you determine if something will float or sink?
the volume of the instrument
Would a piece of wood that's mass is 89 grams float?
If it is made of wood, it is very likely that it will float. The mass alone (89g) is not enough information to determine if something will float. You will also need to know the volume. Divide the mass (in grammes) by the volume in (cubic centimetres) to give you a value of grammes/cc Water has a density of 1g/cc. If the wood has a value less than this then it will float in water.
Do aluminum blocks float?
Depends on what they're dropped into. Water - no. But drop them into something that's denser than aluminium and they will float.
Does the water levels determine the ship to float?
No. A ship going through a lock gets raised or lowered several meters, without any effect on its ability to float.
How do you determine if something will sink or float in water?
It depends on how much water there is . You will have to know how much the object you are going to put in weighs.
How can you determine if something will float or sink?
the volume of the instrument
Do different sizes of fruit determine whether they will float in water?
no, what determines whether they will float or not is their density
Without placing a object in water how can you determine it will float?
Density
Does lode stone float?
No. To get them to float they must be placed on something light.
What has a density of 0.647?
Something that will float in water.
What method is used to determine float and sink of coal?
they put it in water???
How will knowing the density of a substance help you determine wether an object made from that material will float in water?
If it is lower it will float
Which planetis so light that it could float in water?
A planet's weight does not determine whether it can float in water. It's density is what determines that. Your question should be "Which planet's density is so small that it could float in water?"
What is a high specific gravity?
it is important because it helps determine what the mineral you are looking for is
How can you determine if something is more or less dense than a given liquid?
Put the "something" into the liquid, and see if it will float.
Do ginger people float or sink in water?
no they dont float like normal people
