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Surface tension keeps water on a penny even when it goes over the surface of the penny and you think it would spill over the edge due to gravity. I believe surface density is accomplished due to the fact that the hydrogen bonds, for that scale, is stronger than the force of gravity. For more information look at the Related Links below.
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Which object has the greatest density a ping-pong ball a penny water or a duck?
Penny. Put the ball, duck and penny in water. Only the penny sinks.
Why does water stay on a penny?
Surface tension allows water to form a large drop on a penny before popping and spilling off.
How can a penny rust the faster?
saltwater, regular water, and vinegar can all speedup the rusting of a penny
How does the juice affect the penny?
that lemon juice affects a penny because when you wash a penny with lemon juice, it's more cleaner than washing it with water
How do you FIND the voulme of a penny?
You can run a water displacement test. Where you fill a graduated cylinder with a certain amount of water. Then, drop the penny in and see the difference. And that would be your volume.
How does a penny affect water?
Supposidly, a bag of water with a penny in it keeps flys away. However, you really don't need the penny and a half filled bag of water will catch some flys.
Why does a penny hold water?
sit the glass of water on the penny
What is the value of 1889 Indian penny?
hold on to it, value keeps increasing
Which object has the greatest density a ping-pong ball a penny water or a duck?
Penny. Put the ball, duck and penny in water. Only the penny sinks.
What is the control on the penny water drops experiments?
In this experiment, the control group would be the penny! The independent variable is the substance/water on the penny, and the dependent is how many drops the penny takes.
What will make a penny a paperclip a sewing needle and a penny rust faster salt water or plain water?
salt water
why is water wet and why is it called water and were did they discover water and why is your boby fluids made out of water?
what water does for your body?It keeps us hydrated and keeps you moving and helps the brain and keeps your blood stream flowing and keeps you healthy and strong and it keeps your body alive and your musclse healthy and keeps you from a heat stroak and all the other diseases
What is a water penny's diet?
food and water
Why would a penny sink in a river?
A penny would sink in a river because a penny is made mostly of zinc, which is heavier than water. Because the penny is heavier than water, it sinks.
Why does a penny hold so much water?
A penny is a solid, flat object and does not hold much water at all.
If you put a flower into water with a penny will it kill it?
Yes because the chemicals in the penny will mix up with the water and the plant sucking the water will kill it.
How well will water clean a penny?
Nope! Sorry. Water will not clean a penny. If a coin stays too long in water, it might rust.
