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Buoyancy, which is an upward acting force exerted by a fluid , that opposes an object's weight.
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What makes us float?
We float or there is a possibility you can sink. You sink when you are heaver than the mass of the water. You float when you are lighter than the mass of the water.
Is mass what makes things float or sink in water?
no!!
What makes an item to float or sink in water?
This depends on the density of this item: more denser than water-sink, less denser than water-float.
What makes an object sink or float?
maybe the density of the objects
Why do some feces float and others sink?
because some feces has pockets of methane and this makes it float. If you evacuate quickly after feeluing the urge to defacate, then your feces have ample methane-if you hold on to your feces then you are not only anal-retentive, but you are a veritable flatus factory-but your feces will sink.
Do clothes float or sink?
it will float as long as it is not fully covered water.
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.
Will arsenic float or sink in pure water?
does Arsenic float or sink
What property in water makes things sink or float?
Its density.If a substance is denser than water, it will sink. If it is less dense, then it will float.(The surface tension of water also contributes slightly to this.)
Will a marker float or sink in water?
I have a marker which float in water.
How is buoyancy related to floating?
They are related because buoyancy makes something sink or float.
Does sugar cubes float in water?
no it doesnt because it has lots of mass which makes in sink.
