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If you place a less dense substance into another substance with a greater density what happens?
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∙ 14y ago
It floats.
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What happens to the density of a given substance if you increase the amount of substance that you have?
No change: Density is a property of the substance (physical property), which is not changed by the amount of substance.
What happens if density of a solid substance is more than liquid?
It sinks in the liquid. A steel bolt has a density greater that that of water. Drop it in water, it sinks.
What happens to an objects density if you add more of the substance to it?
Its density increases.
What happens to the density of a given substance if you increase the amount of the substance that you have?
Nothing happens if the volume is also allowed to increase.
When a substance gets cool what happens to its density?
You die
What happens to the density of a given substance if you increase the amout of the subdtance?
The density will remain the same.
If you have the same volume and the mass changes what happens to the density?
The density changes in direct proportion with the mass. A lesser mass results in a lesser density and a greater mass results in a greater density.
When using the particle model of matter to describe what happens to the density of a substance when it cools?
The density of the substance becomes higher because of the particles slow down and move closer together when the substance cools.
What happens to a substance of a low density in water?
If density is lower than water it will float (unless it is soluble and dissolves)
What happens to a substance during changing between a solid to a liquid?
When a substance changes from a solid to a liquid and vice versa, its density changes.
What if you mix matter with another substance?
What happens would depend on what sort of matter you are stirring in.
What is called changing a particular substance into another particular substance?
The conversion of one substance to another substance is a chemical change, which happens as a result of a chemical reaction.
