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What is a substance that floats or sinks in another because of its relative?
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Is an oil with the density 0.9 denser than water?
No, relative density is relative to water. Therefore, oil with a relative density of 0.9 is 90% the density of water. Which is why oil floats on top of water. Put both in a glass to see.
What Oil floats on water because it is denser true or false?
Oil floats on water because water is denser than oil.
How call you tell if a substance is more or less dense then water?
if it sinks its more dense if it floats its less dense
How do waters relative densities as solid and a liquid differ from that of most other substance?
The solid state of water is less dense than its liquid state, which is why ice floats on water. The solid state of nearly all other substances is more dense than the liquid state and sinks in the liquid state.
How do water relative densities as a solid and a liquid differ from that of most other substance?
The solid state of water is less dense than its liquid state, which is why ice floats on water. The solid state of nearly all other substances is more dense than the liquid state and sinks in the liquid state.
A substance floats or sinks in another because of its relative?
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If you place a less dense substance into another substance with a greater density what happens?
It floats.
Do cornoil float on water?
Corn oil floats on water. It floats because oil is less dense than water. When one substance is less dense than another it rises to the top.
What can you infer about the density of substance if a block of that substance floats in water?
because the density is lower than water.
What can you infer about the density of a substance if a block of that substance floats in water?
because the density is lower than water.
If an object floats does that mean it is dence?
If an object floats it is less dense than the substance it's floating in.
What do you call a substance that doesn't dissolve in water but floats?
It should be, a compact bouyant substance.
Liquid water and ice are the same substance h20 how would you?
Ice floats because it is about 9% less dense than liquid water.
How can you determine whether a solid substance is more dense or less dense than water?
see if it floats, if it floats it is less dense.
Ice floats in water does frozen HNO3 float in liquid HNO3?
Besides water, a substance in solid form is more dense. At the least dense substance floats, HN03 will not float in liquid HN03. ;)
Does ice floats in Mercury?
Yes. Ice floats in water because it is less dense. Mercury is over ten times denser than water. So ice easily floats in mercury.
Is density the reason that styrofoam floats?
No, it floats because of buoyancy.
