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Assuming you mean the usual sort of "oil", there is nothing that is both less dense than oil and more dense than water.
You have effectively asked the buoyancy equivalent of "what number is bigger than 3 but smaller than 2".
Oil is less dense than water so nothing can float in oil but sink in water. If it floats in oil it would have to be less dense than oil so therefore, it will float in water.
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∙ 13y agoNothing because oil is less dense than water. An object that floats in oil would have to be less dense than the oil, therefore making it less dense than water, thus there is no material that could float in oil and sink in water.
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∙ 12y agoBread. Apples. Very small rocks. Cider. and stirophoGravy. Cherries. Mud. Churches. Lead! Lead!
and sterophone
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∙ 10y agoAny object whose aggregate density is greater than the density of fresh water
but less than the density of salt water ... like between 1.00 and 1.02 or 1.03 ...
will do that.
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∙ 6y agoThe buoyancy in oils is lower compared with the buoyancy in water.
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Will acid float on oil?
That depends what acid, and what oil, you are talking about. Basically the less dense substance will float on the denser substance.
Can oil float on juice?
Yes. Oil having lesser density than juice, will float on it.
Will crude oil float on water or sink?
Most (but not all) oil is less dense than water. That oil which is less dense than water will float. That oil which is denser than water will sink.
Does oil sink or float in sprite?
Oil Would Float above Sprite because Sprite is thicker than oil and oil weighs less than Sprite.
When should an object float into a liqud?
An object will float when it has less density than the fluid or substance that it is placed in. The object floats upward due to buoyant forces. Similarly, objects will sink if they are dense than the fluid.
Will acid float on oil?
That depends what acid, and what oil, you are talking about. Basically the less dense substance will float on the denser substance.
Will a human float in oil?
A human may float in an oily substance. It is more likely that the human will get trapped under the oil and not float.
How would a substance with a density of 0.95 gmL behave when placed in both oil and water?
When two substances do not mix with each other, the less dense substance will float on the more dense substance. Vegetable oil floats on water. If the mystery substance with d = 0.95 g/mL does not mix with water, then it should float on top of water. If the mystery substance with d = 0.95 g/mL does not mix with vegetable oil, then it should sink in vegetable oil.
Can any kind of metal float?
Yes, provided you have the metal in a solid form which can be shaped so it will float, and a substance which it is liquid enough to float in at that temperature.
Do Bones float in Oil?
No bones do not float in oil.
What happens when oil drop falls in milk?
it will float to the top, but the milk wont be safe to drink anymore depending on what kind of oil it was
Does iron float in oil?
Iron will float in oil in most cases. However, for iron to float in oil, it must have a density which is lower than the oil.
Why does an object float in water?
molecules make an object float the airs density has gases that react to substance and then change phase an element has only 1 kind of atom and that atom gets
Do oil sink or float in water?
Float.
What would happen if a substance with a density of 0.95gml was placed in oil?
That would depend upon the density of the oil (which will depend upon temperature), how absorbant of oil the substance was and how deep the oil is. Assuming the substance does not absorb any of the oil then depending upon the oil various things would happen: In some oils such as Car oils, Coconut oil, Crude oil California, Linseed oil which all have a density less than 0.95 g/ml the substance would sink (unless the oil was not deep enough in which case the substance would sit on the bottom of the container and appear above the surface of the oil). In other oils such as Castor oil, Crude oil Mexican, Rosin oil which all have a density greater than 0.95g/ml the substance would float.
Will vinegar float in oil?
No. Oil will float on vinegar as vinegar has the same density as water.
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.
