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Q: What are 5 substances that sink in water?
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Why does sand oil and maple surup sink in water?

more dense substances sink, less dense substances float. oil will not sink in water, it will float, it is less dense.


Will objects with densities higher than water sink or float?

Objects with higher densities than water will sink in water. What they do in other substances depends on the densities of those substances.


Does nylon sink?

Yes, because the density of nylon which is 1.14, is denser than water, which is 1. Since substances that are denser than water, tend to sink, while substances that are less dense tend to float.


How much water does a bathroom sink use?

Bathroom sink use 5 liters of water.


How do you separate gravel and sawdust?

If you think about it, you can figure it out. Does one of the substances float in water and the other one sink?


Why does cold water sink under hot water?

cold water is denser than hot water. The same is true of most other substances as well.


What is the typical Flow rate of water in a sink?

.5 gpm


Does platinum float or sink?

This depends what you put it in. If you put platinum in water it will sink. Water has a density of 1 g/mLwhereas platinum has a density of about 21 g/mL. Substances that are more dense than the liquid it is submerged in will sink.


How do water's relative densities an a solid a liquid deffer from that most other substances?

Solid water, ice, is less dense than liquid water and floats on top. The solid state of other substances is more dense than the liquid state and will sink in the liquid.


What makes certain substances float and others sink?

Substances with a density (mass per unit volume) greaterthan a liquid will sink in the liquid; if the object has a lower density it will float.


What objects sink?

well maybe a rock,a Golf ball, and a marble. things that are heavy can sink


Which will sink water or maple syrup?

Maple syrup will sink but water is unable to sink because it is water.