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A chunk of ice will float higher in water than an ice cube only if the ice chunk is larger than the ice cube.
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Does ice sink of float when placed in these liquids water alcohol mercury ice?
AnswerAs water freezes,what happens to the water molecules that causes ice to float?why is the unquie? My answer is that the ice has comes more dense n is light to float up then to sink down.I am no physicist, but I think ice is less dense than liquid water. After all, water expands when frozen (unique to H2O, I think?). Ice floats in water, of course. As far as pure alcohol, my best guess is that yes, it floats in alcohol, too. I have to say that ice will float on mercury due the great difference in the densities of the two substances (mercury being much more dense than ice).
Why does only light things float in salt water?
Whether things float or sink this depend only on the density , the density of the salt water is aprox. 1030 kilogram per meter cube so if you but things have density less than that they will float , things with higher density sink.
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
Would ice float higher in water or corn syrup?
Firstly there is no such thing as floating higher; something either floats or it doesn't. Buoyancy (pronounced boy-an-see) on the other hand, describes the ability or tendency of an object to float in a liquid. Objects float in a liquid when they are less dense than the liquid. For example an ice cube will float in both water and corn syrup because it is less dense than both. The ice cube will have greater buoyancy in corn syrup because corn syrup is more dense than water.
An ice cube floats in top water if it is put in the sea water will it float or lower in the water?
The ice cube will float higher in sea water than it will in pure water (more of it will be above the water level). This is because the salt in sea water makes it more dense than pure water, meaning that less water must be displaced to account for the mass of the ice.
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 a ball float in water higher than in oil?
No, a ball will float higher in oil than in water because the density of oil is lower than that of water. The buoyant force experienced by the ball in oil is greater, causing it to float higher.
Why doesn't a sugar cube float in water?
Sugar dissolves in water.
How do objects sink or float in water?
objects with higher density than water sink, ones with a lower density float
Which is an approximate value of the cube root of 30?
Cube root of 27 is 3 Cube root of 30 will be slightly higher than 3 (since 30 is higher than 27 by a just a little) which happens to be 3.11 (to 3 significant figure, 3.107... on a calculator)
Why dosent an ice cube float in air?
An ice cube is the frozen form of water, therefore being a solid, and since it is a solid, the force of gravity applies to it. So, like most other solids, it simply just drops down onto the ground. For anything to float it must have density lower than the medium in which it sits. The density of ice is greater than that of air, though it is lower than that of water. Hence ice does not float in air bur does float in water.
How can you use the density of an object to predict weather it will sink or float?
if the density of the object was higher than 1 then it will sink if less than 1 it will float in water....
