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Because the pin is more dense than the water. Density and weight aren't the same thing. A feather, for example, has less density than the water so it would float.
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What kind of water sinks?
Cold water sinks, hot water rises.
Why would a pin float if you just dropped it in water?
Because of surface tension on the top of the water. Surface tension is when the water molecules stick together allowing a small, light object to "float" on the surface. If you genitally pushed on the pin after is settled on the water, you would break the surface tension and the pin would sink.
Does sago float in water?
No, Sago sinks in water.
A straight pin floats on water?
Normally no. But if you carefully set the pin on some still water, yes it can 'float' on the water due to what's called surface tension. This is also what causes a small amount of water on a smooth surface to 'bead'. It's also what keeps water beetles on top of the water in ponds.
What happens when something is more dense then water?
it sinks
Why does that a small pin sinks in water whereas A big ship floats in water Explain?
AnswerThe air in the ship PLUS the weight of the ship must just equalthe weight of the water displaced (pushed out of the way)by the hull of the ship.The pin lacks the air.
Why a pin sinks in water but a ship do not?
Because ship have lot of air inside it to make a pressure but a pin is a solid just like the case of balloon
How do you adjust the windscreen water sprayer on a peugeot 106?
if you get a small pin and look from where the water comes from and you will see a small hole just pop the pin in there and pull it up a little bit
What kind of water sinks?
Cold water sinks, hot water rises.
Does a pin float on lemonade?
yes it does because of the fizz giving it support but then after a while it sinks.
How could ships weighing thousand of pounds float in the water while a small coin sinks right to the bottom?
Displaction
If a ship sinks is it displacing more or less water and why?
it is displacing more water imagine putting a rock into a small container of water. the container appears to have more water because it was displaced
What sinks in water sinks to the bottom then floats again?
Not Yassine JR
What does gold do when it is in the water?
gold sinks in water
What bathtubs and sinks have?
water
Why when you Flush hot water gets hot in sinks and showers?
When you flush your toilet, cold water is used, this diverts cold water from the sinks and showers, resulting in diminished cold water flow momentarily at the sinks and showers, so, less cold mixed with hot, = hotter sinks and showers.
Why would a pin float if you just dropped it in water?
Because of surface tension on the top of the water. Surface tension is when the water molecules stick together allowing a small, light object to "float" on the surface. If you genitally pushed on the pin after is settled on the water, you would break the surface tension and the pin would sink.
