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Buoyancy force is what causes things to float in water. To calculate buoyancy, use Archimedes' Principle: the buoyancy force of a submerged (or partially submerged) object is the weight of the volume of water that the object displaces. In other words, find the volume of the object that is under water, and multiply that by the density of water (1000 kg/cubic meter) and gravity (9.8 meter/sec/sec).
It is also density that makes things float in water. If the object has less density than water, it will float.
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∙ 13y agoBisquick and Potatoes
Most types of wood, cork, many types of plastic can float on water
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∙ 9y agoThere are so many different materials that float on water. Some of them include wood, paper, ice, plastic, corks and so much more. Anything that is less dense than water will float.
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∙ 13y agobuoyancy. look that up. relative density also important.
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∙ 15y agowell technicly hydrogen as it is the lighest substance in the universe
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∙ 14y agoanything that has a density less than or equal to that of water can flow. try it..
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∙ 13y agoI think you can make anything float!
Just by adding a good amount of salt .
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∙ 14y agoa material floats in water if it has less density.
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∙ 11y agoIt depends if the density is higher or lower than 1 g/cm which is water's density. If the denstiy is higher it will sink. If it is lower it will float.
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Why tomato float in water?
It has air inside that makes it float.
Why a cork float in a salt water?
The salt in the water causes everything to have more buoyancy (Meaning it makes things more likely to float.) If you die in the ocean your body is more than likely going to float unless it is attached to something heavier is attached.
How do things float?
things float because they are less denser then the water. second things do not float, the molecules from the water support the molecules from the thing on the water. that is how something heavy can float. it just has to be boyent meaning it is spread out enough so there is more water molecules to hold it up. if you mean in the air it is the same concept.
The upward force of a liquid or air on an object that helps it float?
The force that makes things float is called buoyancy.
What things will float in salt water and not in fresh water?
An egg is one such thing.
What is a liquid that makes things float?
It is quite common for various things to float in water. But any liquid can cause things to float.
Is mass what makes things float or sink in water?
no!!
Why does salt water make things float?
salt makes the water denser, so things that are now less dense than the salt water will float
What makes it easy to float?
Salt Water, because it is makes things more buoyant.
How does salt make things float?
It makes the water more dense.
What force is pushing up?
Bouyancy... its what makes things float in water.
Why does salt in water make objects float?
Things float in water if they are less dense than the water they are floating in. Putting salt in the water makes it more dense, so things that are a little more dense than ordinary water float in salt water.
What makes some things float?
Density of the object and buoyancy of the water/liquid.
What makes boats float on water?
Bouyancy is what makes a boat float
Is it the weight that makes things float?
No, it's the air volume on each item. For example, a balloon filled with air will surely float on the water, but a ballon filled with water will not float. That's because there is no air in the second one and that makes it even heavier.
What are the release dates for What Makes Things Float - 1951?
What Makes Things Float - 1951 was released on: USA: 1951
Is salt the reason that things float?
not exactly. things that are less dense than water float. salt makes water more dense and therefore more things can float in it. ============================= (Notice that your rubber duckie floats in the bathtub, even though t here's no salt in your bath.)
