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That depends on the liquid and the solid. Coal is a solid with a very low density. Mercury is a liquid with a very high density.

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How does the density change from solid to liquid to gas?

The density generally decreases as a substance transitions from solid to liquid to gas. In the solid state, particles are tightly packed resulting in higher density. When the substance melts into a liquid, the particles become less ordered and the density decreases. As the liquid is further heated to form a gas, the particles are further apart, leading to the lowest density.


What is denser liquid silver or solid silver?

Solid silver has a greater density than liquid silver which means that solid silver would sink.


What happens to the density of as it changes phase from a solid to a liquid to a gas?

It depends on what material you have taken under consideration example, in case of water , when ice changes to water its density increases and decreases water turns into steam . So one has to actually experiment himself/herself to know what actually happens to the material under consideration. it will lessen>AOA


Solids are usually denser than?

liquids because the particles in a solid are more tightly packed together, leading to higher density. In a liquid, the particles are more spread out and have more freedom of movement, resulting in lower density.


What is the shape and particle motion and density of a liquid?

Unlike a solid, a liquid has no defined shape. It is able to take the shape of a container and flow freely. It maintains a fairly constant density. Its density is higher than a gas, but less than a solid. The particles have only temporary bindings, allowing them to travel freely.

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How does the density of a liquid compare with the density of a solid?

That depends on the liquid and the solid. Liquid mercury has a very high density. Liquid gasoline has a very low density. At the melting point the density of a liquid and a solid are almost the same.


What happens if density of a solid substance is more than liquid it is placed?

If the density of a solid substance is greater than that of the liquid it is placed in, the solid substance will sink to the bottom of the liquid. This occurs because objects with higher density will displace an equal volume of the lower density liquid, causing the solid to sink.


What happens if density of a solid substance is more than liquid?

If the density of a solid substance is more than that of a liquid, the solid substance will sink in the liquid. This is because objects with higher density will displace a volume of liquid that has a lower density, causing the solid to sink to the bottom.


Why is ice solid weird?

You think probable to the density, lower than the density of liquid water.


Why does gas have a lower density than a solid?

A gas has a lower density than either a liquid or solid because its molecules are not as compressed as the other two states of matter. Gas has weaker intermolecular bonds than either a solid or liquid.


Does a gas have a lower density than a liquid?

A gas has a lower density than either a liquid or solid because its molecules are not as compressed as the other two states of matter. Gas has weaker intermolecular bonds than either a solid or liquid.


Why does a dense object float in the Dead Sea?

An object float in a liquid only when the density of the solid is lower than the density of the liquid.


What is the only solid that floats in its liquid?

The only solid that floats in its liquid is ice. This occurs because the density of ice is lower than the density of liquid water, allowing it to float on the surface.


How do you know whether something will float or sink?

It depends on the density of the solid, liquid, or gas. If the density is lower than water it will float. (Water's density is about 1). Also, if the volume of the solid, liquid, or gas is bigger than the mass then it will also float. It will sink if the solid, liquid, or gas's density is higher than water's density. :)


What solid substance will float easily in its liquid form?

Ice (solid water) will float easily in its liquid form due to its lower density compared to liquid water.


Is a solid and a liquid density?

no because solid is hard not a liquid


Why does solid water (ice) float when placed in liquid water?

Solid water (ice) floats on liquid water because of its lower density. When water freezes, its molecules arrange in a hexagonal lattice structure that occupies more space than in the liquid state, resulting in a decrease in density. This lower density allows ice to remain buoyant and float on the surface of liquid water.