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Which material can float?
Any material with a density less that the density of water will float in water. The density of water is 1 kilogram per litre, or 1 kilogram per 100 cubic millimetres. So any material that has a density so that a cube of it with 100 millimetre sides weighs less than one kilo will float in (fresh) water. The density of sea water is slightly more than the density of fresh water so some things that sink in fresh water will float in sea water. The density of steel is about 8 times the density of water so a solid cube of steel will sink in water, however some objects (like ships) made from steel float in water. This is because the average density of the part of the ship that sinks into the water becomes equal to the density of water because it is full of air.
How can ice ice cube float?
It depends if the ice cube your talking about have the bigger density than the water which is 1.00G/ML then it will sink .... TO get the density of the cube u have u have to divide the mass over the volume of the cube..
Does tar float or sink?
It will float for a while than slowly sink because its density as a cube is Heavier than water (by the way waters density is 0.9-1.0 g and Tar is 1.02 g). I hereby conclude with all reasons that tar ( in a shape of a cube) will float then sink
How can an ice cube float in a glass of water?
ice cube floats in water because it is dense and heavy if u compare water to alcohol then an ice cube will sink in the alcohol because alcohol is less dense which means its light.
What objects sink in water?
A rock, for one, although pumice will float. Any object whose desnsity is greater than water's will sink.
Inwater a steel will float or sink?
It really depends on the shape. A cube of steel will sink but a boat displaces less water due to its shape and floats.
Would a cube that's 50 gram sink or float in water?
it would sink
Which ice cube will sink the one in water or hydrogen peroxide?
an ice cube cannot sink in water because its density is less than that of water. this is because of the air bubbles trapped inside; that make the ice cube less dense than water.
What household substance in which if you put ice cube it will sink?
Water
Why will a ship of steel sink while a ship of air wont?
It's possible that a ship of steel will not sink as well. But if it will sink, it would be because the density of steel is greater then the density of water, while air's density is lower then water's.
What is the orgin of the word stretch?
A needle is made of steel ; as steel is denser than water, a steel needle should sink in water because of this.
Why do ice cubes sink but when you drink the water they rise to the top?
Ice cubes don't sink in water, as the density of an ice cube is less than the density of water.
Why do ships made of steel float instead of of sinking since steel is dencer than water?
I's not sink because see water is less dense than the steel so the ship will not sink instead of floating.
Ice cube sink in olive oil?
because it do why you need to know
What happens when you place an ice cube in a beaker of water does it float or sink?
float dua
Why does steel ball sink in water?
iron is much denser than water. So, steel is denser, too, because it is made from iron.
Why would a solid steel marble sink and a steel bowl float in a bathtub of water?
it is hollow so it will float
