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Assuming the object is solid and doesn't dissolve in water, it will sink. Actually, even if it does dissolve it will sink until it dissolves (table salt for example). If it is a liquid, then it depends on it's polarity. If it is a non-polar substance that happens to be denser than water, it will form a layer on the bottom (most non-polar substances are lighter than water and float on top but there are a few exceptions). If it is a polar liquid, then it will form a solution with water (glycerol for example is a polar substance heavier than water but forms a solution with water instead of sinking to the bottom).
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∙ 13y agoIts average density (total mass divided by total volume) certainly is. Beware, because an empty spherical shell made of a material slightly more dense than water, could float. Also a very heavy battleship, constructed mostly of very dense metal, would easily float.
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∙ 14y agoif an object is denser than water then it will sink BUT if it is less dense than water it will float
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∙ 9y agoObjects sink in water because they are more dense than water. If the object is less dense than water, the object will float.
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∙ 13y agoIndeed it is.
But beware the conclusion that if it doesn't sink its density is therefore less. Consider a battleship.
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∙ 12y agowhen a object is less dense it will float and if it has more dense it will sink
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∙ 14y agoit will sink
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How do you determine if a solid object is more dense or less dense than water?
put it in water see if it sinks
How can you predict whether an object will sink or float?
The density of water is 1 g/cm cubed, and objects more dense that water will sink, while objects less dense than water will float. An object will sink if it weighs more than the water it pushes away, and an object will float if it weighs less than the water it pushes away. The Greek mathematician Archimedes discovered that the amount of water displaced by an object depends on the mass of that object. Mass is the amount of matter in a substance, and dense objects have more mass than less dense objects. Dense objects that do not displace much water will sink, while less dense objects that displace a lot of water will float.
How dense must an object be to float in the water?
Less dense than the water.
Why do some objects float when placed in a container filled with a liquid while other sink?
It all depends on the density of the object. If an object was less dense than water, then it will float. If an object is more dense than water, then it will sink.
What happens to a solid object wiwth a density that is less than water when it is placed in water?
ok so when the object hits the water, the water pushes up with the same amount of force (boyancy ) but if the object has a greater density than the water then the object has more force pushing down on the water and then it sinks. more dense=sink, less dense =float
How do we decide if an object floats in water using density?
If an object is less dense than water, it will float. If it is more dense than water, it will sink.
How can you determine whether a soild object is more dense or less dense than water?
You can put a uniform object into water.If it sinks density is higher than water,if floats lesser than water.If you can place anywhere in water,density is equal to water.
How do you determine if an object floats or sinks in water?
If the object is less dense than water it will float, but if it is more dense it will sink.
Why some object float and other sinck in the water?
It has to do with density. If an object is less dense than water (for example, oil), it floats. If an object is more dense than water, it sinks.
How does an object sink or flot on wate?
If the object is less dense than water, the water will be able to keep it afloat. If the object is more dense than water, the water will not be able to keep it afloat, and it will sink.
How can you determine whether solid object is more dense or less dense than water?
If more dense, it will sink when put into water; if less dense it floats.
How does an object's density determine whether the object will sink or float in water?
the simple rule is that if your density is higher than the substance it will sink and if it is lower it will float density= mass divided by volume. Example:Mass 7.5g Volume:2cm3 so 7.5 Divided by 2= 3.75g/cm3 that is your density of object
Is a rubber ducky more dense then water?
no beacause a rubber duck floats and if an object floats in water, is is less dense than the water if it sinks it is more dense
How do you determine if a solid object is more dense or less dense than water?
put it in water see if it sinks
How does density affect an object to float?
Well, if the object is more dense than the liquid, it will sink. If the object is less dense than the liquid, it will float. For example, a kernel is more dense than water, so it sinks, but the kernel is less dense than corn syrup, so it will float.
Does the denser object sink in water?
It depends! If it is more dense than water then it will sink. If not it will float.
If an object float in water is it more dense than an object that sinks?
other way around, buddy =)
