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What if the density of the solid is equal to the water will it float or sink?
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What does a solid block with a lower density than water do in a container of water?
A solid block with a lower density than water will float in a container of water.
Which material can float?
Any material with a density less that the density of water will float in water. The density of water is 1 kilogram per litre, or 1 kilogram per 100 cubic millimetres. So any material that has a density so that a cube of it with 100 millimetre sides weighs less than one kilo will float in (fresh) water. The density of sea water is slightly more than the density of fresh water so some things that sink in fresh water will float in sea water. The density of steel is about 8 times the density of water so a solid cube of steel will sink in water, however some objects (like ships) made from steel float in water. This is because the average density of the part of the ship that sinks into the water becomes equal to the density of water because it is full of air.
How are mass and volume related to the sinking and floating of an object?
An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.
What causes object of the same volume to sink rather than float?
Its density. An object which is less dense than water will float. An object more dense than water will sink. This puzzled the Classical Greek scientist, Archimedes, until one day he got in the bath and the water flowed over the edge. He ran down the street shouting ' Eureka!!!! I have found it!!!!'. Today we have the Archimedean definition of floatation. 'The mass/weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight/mass of the fluid displaced'. So if you suspend a 3 kg house brick in water , it will only weigh about 2kg. Difference in weight is the mass of the water displaced.
How does density tell you if an object will float pure water?
If an objects density is 1 or less, it will float on water
Why do non soluble solid float nor sink in water?
A solid float on water if the density is lower than the density of water.
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 does a solid block with a lower density than water do in a container of water?
A solid block with a lower density than water will float in a container of water.
The density of water is equal to 1.0 gcm3. A substance with density equal to 0.9 gcm3 would in water.?
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When does water float and why does it float?
Water floats when it is in the solid phase, called ice. Ice floats because the density of ice is less than the density of water.
The density of water is equal to 10 gcm3 A substance with density equal to 09 gcm3 would in water?
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What solid will float in water In which type of table could she find this information?
Any solid that is less dense than water will float in water. This information could be found in a density table. The density of water is 1 g / ml. One example of a solid that floats in water is ice, with a density of 0.92 g / ml.
A material that is a solid and if dropped in water is very buoyant?
It is a substance that has a low density so that it only needs to displace very little water to equal its weight and so float.
The density of water is equal to 1.0 gcm3 A substance with density equal to 1.3 gcm3 wouldin water?
A substance with a density of 1.3gcm-3 would sink in water. Float (APEX)
Will a paper float?
As long as it can displace a volume of water equal to its mass (ie its density is less than that of the water) it will float. Most paper will have a density less than that of water (or can be so folded) so will float.
Why Does an aluminum can float on water but an aluminum pole does not?
Because the overall density of a can is less than the density of water, a solid aluminium pole has a density greater than 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
