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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.
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What makes the egg float in the salt water?
Well... The salt in the water makes the egg float because the water becomes more dense than just plain water
How do you get out of quicksand?
you just float on your back because its mostly water, and you just "swim" out.
What would happen if you put something less dense then water into water what would happen if you put something just as dense as water into water and what would happen if you put something more dense?
-- It would float in the water, with part of it above the surface. -- It would hang just below the surface, or at whatever depth you placed it. -- It would sink down through the water like a rock.
Do things float in alcohol?
Yes. For every fluid, there are things that float in it ... they just have to be things that are less dense than the fluid. That's how stones float in mercury, logs float in water, and hot balloons float in air.
Will a cotton ball float on oil and water?
Yes it will float until it is less denser than oil and water. But just after increasing its density by absorbing enough water or oil it will start sinking.
How much water bottles would a 113 pound person need to float on. Not just to float but be able to sit on a raft made out of water bottles?
About 15.
Would a substance float if its density is 1 gram per ml?
Less than that of the substance it is floating on.
If you float in salt water what will you do in fresh water?
If you just barely float in salt water, you will sink in fresh water.
Does Holmium float in water?
No, Holmium doesn't float on water. Why? Because it just doesn't . DEAL WITH IT!
Does hail float?
Hail is just ice, so it will float in water.
Why do small animals without skeletons live in water?
Beacuse on land they could easlily be hurt and their only way to get around is to float. it would not be albe to walk or float on the ground, would it? It was just adapted to the water.
Is a marble denser than water?
Yes if it floats. Does Marble float in water? If not then the answer is no.
What would happen if you dropped Saturn in a big ocean of water?
It would be submerged in water.
What is the background research on Egg Flotation?
eggs float better with water and salt but they do not float in just water
Would an object that is 3.7 Cm3 float in water?
That depends on the object's density, not just on its volume. For example, the object you mention would float if it has a mass of less than about 3.7 gramms.
How do you float in deep water?
Just the same as you do in shallow water.
What will happen to water if expose in outer space?
Well I think it would all just float in tiny particles or just disappear!
