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Q: Why do substances dissolve sink or float?
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Why does sand oil and maple surup sink in water?

more dense substances sink, less dense substances float. oil will not sink in water, it will float, it is less dense.


Will chlorine float or sink in water?

Trick question,it will dissolve


What makes certain substances float and others sink?

Substances with a density (mass per unit volume) greaterthan a liquid will sink in the liquid; if the object has a lower density it will float.


Will objects with densities higher than water sink or float?

Objects with higher densities than water will sink in water. What they do in other substances depends on the densities of those substances.


Does platinum float or sink?

This depends what you put it in. If you put platinum in water it will sink. Water has a density of 1 g/mLwhereas platinum has a density of about 21 g/mL. Substances that are more dense than the liquid it is submerged in will sink.


How do you separate gravel and sawdust?

If you think about it, you can figure it out. Does one of the substances float in water and the other one sink?


When milk is mixed with gasoline which substances will float?

The fats (i.e. cream) from the milk will dissolve in the gasoline and the the resulting gasoline/cream solution will float on the water from the milk.


Do clothes float or sink?

it will float as long as it is not fully covered water.


Does nylon sink?

Yes, because the density of nylon which is 1.14, is denser than water, which is 1. Since substances that are denser than water, tend to sink, while substances that are less dense tend to float.


Will arsenic float or sink in pure water?

does Arsenic float or sink


Will a marker float or sink in water?

I have a marker which float in water.


Will cremated ashes dissolve in water?

Some of the ash will, but there will be bone fragments that will sink to the bottom of the water. You can purchase water soluble urns that can be placed in the water. They float for a few minutes and then sink.