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Pumice stones will, these are low density rocks formed by volcanoes
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What is the name of the stone flote on water?
A stone that can float on water is a pumice stone. Ejected from a volcano, and full of holes, it has been known to float.
What sediments float in water?
What sediment float in the water
Why does pumice float in water using buoyancy and density?
Although pumice is volcanic stone, it has air pockets inside making it less dense than water, so it floats.
Why does a stone float on water which is concentrated with salt?
There are many possibilities that SOME stones float: 1.Some stones float because may be their density would be lesser than that of the liquid immersed. 2.The amount of liquid displaced by the stone is more thanthat of the weigth of the stone. 3.Surface area of the stone is more and the buoyant force makes it float. 4.The weight of the stone is less tha that of the liquid in which it is immersed. Buoyant force is the upthrust expereinced by an object whe immersed in a FLUID(liquid or gas) ex: paper floats on water due to buoyant.parachuts fly due to this force. It always acts perpendicularly. I suppose you would like a real answer? The only stones that I know that float are volcanic. I am not sure but almost positive that the density of all things rock is atomically heavier than water and the reason for the floating rock is the structure of the rock, not the density of stone molecules themselves. Trapped air inside a rock will cause the rock to float. The air molecules even being exposed to the water will still cling to the rock if there is enough (cohesive?) force to hold the air in or on the rocks inner and outer structure causing the combined volume of displacement to be lighter than the fluid being displaced.
Can a egg can or can't float in water?
an egg can float in salt water.
Why doesn't a stone float?
The stone is heavier than the same volume of water. In short the density of the stone is more than the water. So the stone does not float on the water.
What is the name of the stone flote on water?
A stone that can float on water is a pumice stone. Ejected from a volcano, and full of holes, it has been known to float.
Is a marble denser than water?
Yes if it floats. Does Marble float in water? If not then the answer is no.
Does lode stone float?
No. To get them to float they must be placed on something light.
Which stone never sunk in water?
the stone that never sunk in water is pumice. Because of its holes it can float easily across the water.
If the stone sinks in water is it a real diamond?
Diamonds do not float.
What stone do not sink in water?
A pumice stone is light weight due to numerous trapped gas bubbles that can cause it to float on water.
Why cant stones float in water?
The molecules in a stone are packed together more tightly than the molecules in water-- the stone is more dense than the water is, so the stone sinks.
Will stone float on oil?
No. Only pumice (volcanic) stone can float.
How dense is a tiny stone?
That depends on the material of which the stone is composed. Some stones are so light that they will float in water e.g. pumice stone, while most others will sink in water.
Does a real diamond sink or float in water?
A diamond sinks in water. There is only one stone that floats, pumice.
How many types of rock can float in water?
There are only one type of rock that can float on water. And that is Pumice stone. According to more than millions of people's answers, that is the one.
