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It is impossible to tell; whether an object floats or sinks depends on its density, not on its weight.

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How can you determine whether a soild object is more dense or less dense than water?

You can put a uniform object into water.If it sinks density is higher than water,if floats lesser than water.If you can place anywhere in water,density is equal to water.


Why do some float and others sink?

Whether an object floats or sinks is a function of its relative density, to the medium in which it is placed. If the object is less dense, it floats, If it is more dense, it sinks. Density = Mass per unit Volume


How do you determine if an object floats or sinks in water?

If the object is less dense than water it will float, but if it is more dense it will sink.


How does the volume of an object affect whether it sinks or floats?

Whether an object sinks or floats is determined by its density in relation to the density of the fluid it's in. If the object is less dense than the fluid, it will float; if it's more dense, it will sink. The volume of an object alone doesn't affect whether it sinks or floats; it's the relationship between its volume and its overall density that determines its buoyancy.


Which one has more density the one that floats or sinks?

sinks


Why do some objects float and others sink?

Whether an object floats or sinks is a function of its relative density, to the medium in which it is placed. If the object is less dense, it floats, If it is more dense, it sinks. Density = Mass per unit Volume


How does an object's density determines whether it floats or sinks?

An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. An object will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is placed in.


How does an object's density determine whether it floats or sinks?

An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. An object will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is placed in.


Why does an object sink in water?

If on object is more dense than water (1 g/ml) it sinks. If it is less it floats. If it is the same it goes up and down.


Why is the reason an object floats in water?

If the volume of liquid the object displaces weighs more than the object, the object will float. The principle is buoyancy or specific gravity.


Tell a little about buoyancy?

Buoyancy is the upward force on an object produced by surrounding liquids or gas in which it's immersed due to pressure difference of the fluid between the top and bottom of the object. (ability of an object to float in a liquid) (upward force that keeps an object afloat) For an object to float it needs to have a lesser density then water If an object weighs more than it's buoyancy it sinks, if it weighs less, it floats.


How can you determine whether a solid object is more dense then water?

Put it in water. If it floats, it's less dense. If it sinks, it's more dense.