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Does slate float or sink

Updated: 8/10/2023
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9y ago

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float

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Omar El Sisy

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14y ago

It sure is. Slate is a rock, it is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low grade regional metamorphism.

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14y ago

No, the molecules of slate are heavier than the molecules of water, causing it to sink. Pumice will float.

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13y ago

Slate is a compound (i think) - it has minerals bonded together

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11y ago

yes it is a compond my dad told me

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Liya Yeabi

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float

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Mayuri Bafana

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granite

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4y ago

it floats

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