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There are many different types of wood. Some woods are denser than water and will therefore sink. Some woods aren't as dense as water so will float.
Also if the wood becomes saturated when placed in water it will most likely sink.
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Will apiece of wood coated with gum sink or float in water?
why wood coated from gum sink float on water
Which will float on water a 1-kg block of wood or a 1-kg block of aluminum?
Wood will. A solid block of aluminum will sink. Things float when their density is less than water. There are some woods that sink.
Why some objects float and some sink?
Those object which have low density then water like wood, ice etc. can flow and those with high density get sink..
Why some objects sink and some float?
Those object which have low density then water like wood, ice etc. can flow and those with high density get sink..
Will the toy car float or sink in water?
It all depends on what it is made of. Some made of metal will sink and others made of wood will not. Also the amount of air inside the enclosed part will also determine if it will or will not float.
Why do boats float and ships sink?
Provided the boats and the ships displace their weight in water without the water coming inboard, they will float and not sink. A boat made of wood is likely to float even when full of water because wood tends to float. It is all to do with displacement and freeboard.
How can you separate copper objects with wood?
put water in the mixture, the wood will float and the copper will sink. :D
How come things sink and float?
Objects sink or float depending upon their densities. For example wood floats on water because the density of wood is less than that of water, while a piece of iron would sink in water as its density is more than water.
Does a block of wood sink in water?
It may or may not float. It depends on whether the entire piece of wood is less dense than the water. Most wood is and will float on water. Very dense woods, such as ebony and cocobolo are more dense than water and will sink.
Would a block with holes in it sink in water?
Depends on what the block is made of. A block of wood will float. A block of concrete will sink.
Which will float in water a 1kg of block of wood or a 1 g block og Aluminum?
In most cases the wood will float (there are a few dense tropical woods that will not) and the metal will sink. things float because they displace more weight of water than their own volume if not they sink
Does sulfur sink or float?
Sulphur will float on water.
