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If you drop an object in a cup of oil and a cup of water in which cup is the object more likely to float?
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∙ 15y ago
In the water. If you put oil and water in a container together, the oil will float on top of the water. This shows that the water is more dense than the oil. An object floats when it is less dense than the liquid by displacing the liquid. Water has a density of about 1 gram per cubic centimeter. Cooking oil has a density of about 0.92 grams per cc. So if you were to drop an object with a density of, say, 0.95 g/cc into the oil, it would sink. The same object would float in water.
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∙ 15y ago
The object is more likely to float in the cup of oil because oil is less dense than water, creating more buoyancy to support the object's weight. Oil molecules are farther apart, allowing the object to displace more of the oil's volume, which helps it float.
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∙ 9y agoNo because the oil staying in the top of water because it oil and it not mixing together:)
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What liquid does gold float on?
Gold does not float on any liquid because its density is higher than that of any common liquid.
When you put a paperclip on water and then put one drop of soap why does it sink?
When you place a paperclip on water, the surface tension of the water keeps the paperclip from sinking. However, when you add a drop of soap, it disrupts the surface tension of the water, causing the paperclip to sink as the water is no longer able to hold it up.
What happens when a drop of oil is stirred into a glass of water?
oil does not mix with water, rather, it floats on water this is because oil is less dense than water and they are immiscible solutions
How can you separate sand and styrofoam?
That will depend on the size of the styrofoam pieces. If they are significantly larger than the sand, you merely pick them out by hand. If not, then a sieve can be used assuming the sand will go thru the sieve and the styrofoam will be too large to pass through. You need to find a sieve with the right size holes. Another way is to add acetone and the styrofoam will dissolve, and the sand will stay behind, but this technique doesn't give you the styrofoam back again.
When a drop of phenolphthalein is introduced in lime water the solution turns?
When a drop of phenolphthalein is introduced in lime water the solution turns pink in colour.
How can you figure out whether an object will sink or float in water?
Drop it in water and see what it does.
Why do small drops of water float in air?
A small object has a larger surface area (in proportion to its weight) than a larger one. Therefore, a small object, like a small drop of water, will fall slower - it has more air resistance (again, in proportion to its weight). However, it will not float indefinitely; it will simply take longer to get to the ground.
What happens when you drop anything in water?
When you drop most things in water the object sinks and the water rises.
Do 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.
Do aluminum blocks float?
No, aluminum blocks do not float in water as aluminum is denser than water and sinks in it.
What makes objects float on water?
Objects float on water when the buoyant force acting on the object is greater than the force of gravity pulling it down. This happens when the object's density is less than the density of water. The shape and size of the object also affect its ability to float on water.
Do you have to use hot water and salt to make an egg float?
no you do not. But you can. A drop of vinegar helps!
How do you calculate the volume of a irergular object?
Use a measured water cylinder, drop in the object, the amount of water displaced represents the volume of the object
Does a shirt button float?
Most do not. Ask your parents if they have an extra shirt button. If they have one, drop it in a glass of water, and see if it will float. Most will not.
Does volume alone determine weather an object will float or sink?
No. A very big rock has a great deal of volume- but it also has a great deal of weight. Drop it in water, and it will sink like a........rock. It is the weight per measure of volume that determines density. If the density is less than the liquid, it floats. Greater than the density of the liquid, it sinks.
Do eggs float or sink when they are boiled?
unboiled eggs float, but the boiled ones sink.
Can't drop anything without gravity?
Due to the lack of gravity in outer space, an object and the astronauts in a spaceship, will float. Back on Earth, gravity causes an object to drop to the ground, and keeps our feet firmly on the ground.
