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Is density of liquid water higher or lower than the density of ice?
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∙ 13y ago
Strange as it may seem, liquid water is more dense than ice. That's why ice cubes
float in your drink, and icebergs float in the ocean.
It's also the reason why a frozen lake or pond is able to thaw at all. If ice were more
dense, then only the top of the frozen lake could ever thaw, because the ice lower down
could never float up to the surface to be melted by the sun.
Pretty lucky for human life on earth, eh ? Makes you think.
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How could you tell if a liquid has a higher or lower density than water?
If a liquid does not mix with water and you pour a little water on the liquid, then if the water sinks, the water has a higher density than the liquid; otherwise, the liquid has a higher density. If a drop of the water dissolves in the liquid, then you weigh an equal volume of both liquids. The heavier one has the higher density.
Which liquid has a higher density between water and paraffin?
Water
Do materials with high density float or sink?
This depends on what the material is floating or sinking in. If an object in water that has a higher density than water will sink, but if it has a lower density it will float. For example, water has a density of 1.00 g/mL so if you put something with a density higher than 1 g/mL into it it will sink, but if the material you put in it has a density lower than 1 g/mL it will float.
Does high density boil before low density?
No. A liquid with a lower density will boil before one with a higher density (assuming identical heat sources). Fresh water will boil at a lower temperature than salt water.
Why does a icebreg float?
water is the only substance on earth where its density is HIGHER when liquid, and LOWER when solid. a substance will float on top of another if its density is lower than the other substance. so because the ice has a LOWER density it will float on top of the water
Do boats float higher or lower in tropical waters?
higher as when the temprature rises the density of the water/liquid decreases, so does the buoyant force that the water/liquid exerts on an object such as a boat or vessel
Why does Syrup settles to bottom?
Sirup sinks in water because it is denser. Liquid of higher density always sinks in liquid of lower desity.
If you are submerged in a liquid denser than water what will happen to the pressure?
The pressure will get higher quicker than in water because there is a different density between the liquids, and because there is a higher density, the liquid will be heavier and would push on you more than the smaller density of water. if you would submerge deep in that liquid, you will explode at a lower distance from the surface than in water.
How can you make layers of water float on each other?
The best way would be to change the state of the water. In other words, have ice floating in liquid water, while steam is above that.
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. :)
Will something with a lower density float on something with a higher density?
A liquid with a higher density than 1g/cm3 (one gram per cubic centimeter) (the density of water) will sink in water.
Should a material have a higher or lower density to float in water?
A material needs a lower density than water to float in water. Ships float in water because their average density is lower than water. The average density includes the steel hull and the air inside the hull.
