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Most materials will float in Mercury because it is so dense. A lump of Lead will float in a bath of Mercury. The well-known metals Gold, Platinum, Tungsten, Uranium and Plutonium are more dense than mercury and would sink. More specifically, any material having a density less than 13593 Kg/m3 will float in a bath of Mercury.
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Will wood float on mercury?
yes it will
Does lead float or sink in liquid mercury?
Lead floats in mercury.
If you drop a piece of lead into a pool of mercury will it sink or float?
Lead would float in mercury, as it is slightly less dense. (11.3 g/cc for lead, 13.5 g/cc for mercury)
Why iron ball floats on mercury?
Mercury is more dense than iron, causing it to float on the surface of mercury.
Does a lump of iron float?
Solid iron will float in liquid Mercury. In most liquids it will sink.
Would the mass on mercury float on water?
Mercury would not float on water. This is because the density of Mercury (5427kg/m3) is greater than the density of water (1000kg/m3).
Will lead sik or float in mercury?
it will float
Can nickel float on liquid Mercury?
Strictly be density, nickel should float on mercury.
Can iron float in any liquid?
Solid iron will float in liquid mercury. In most liquids it will sink.
Does a bowling balls float?
No, they are not bouyant. They won't float on water, but they will float on mercury.
Does Mercury float?
no, mercury is a substanable resource meaning non waterised substance so cannot float in water No, mercury is heavier than water. It can't float in water. It is actually a metal that is liquid at room temperature and for several degrees around that. That's why it's used in thermometers.
Does cork sink or float in mercury?
Oil is denser than cork, so the cork would float.
Why does low density float?
For an obect to be able to float in a liquid it has to weigh less (have less mass) than the weight (mass) of the liquid displaced by the object, so low density objects weigh little with respect to their size (volume) and the volume of the amount of liquid displaced. English corrected by GregorS This applies between any viscous media so a gas such as Helium will float above a heavier gas such as Nitrogen and Hydrogen will float above Helium. likewise a low density liquid oil will float above a heavier density liquid such as water which in turn will float above a denser liquid such as mercury. B.T.W mercury is so dense that metals such as iron, copper and many other "heavy" materials will float on on the mercury.
Will wood float on mercury?
yes it will
Does mercury float on water?
No, it sinks.
Does mercury float on liquid paraffin?
No.
What is mercuarys mass?
1026.302 this is the mass of mercury 1026.302 this is the mass of mercury
