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No, it isn't hollow/light enough...
Improving answer: But sometimes things don't actually "float" on the water when they are really held up by surface tesion. I have heard that you can make paper clips or pins "float" on the surface of calm water.
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What is the hypothesis of make a paper clip float?
Distribution of the clip's mass and water's surface tension.
Why does a paper clip float?
because of the weight of it
Why a razor blade and paper clip float in the water?
it is due to the surface tension of water. due to the inter molecular forces present in between the molecules of water, the surface of water behave as a stretched membrane. blade and paper clip do not exert enough force to pierce the surface of water. so they flot over the surface of water.
Does crushed paper ball float or sink in water?
float
Why wont a paper boat float on normal water?
Because a paper boat does not have balance to float
Will a paper clip float on soap water?
Yes
What is the hypothesis of make a paper clip float?
Distribution of the clip's mass and water's surface tension.
Why did the paper clip not float on the ethanol?
A paper clip does not float on ethanol because the surface tension of ethanol is not enough to support the weight of the paper clip. Evelyn Biologist
Why does a paper clip float?
because of the weight of it
Explain how a paper clip can float in water?
Fill your container with water. Take a tissue, and rip it until you have maybe the size of half a dollar bill. Place the paper clip on the floating tissue. Poke the tissue with a pencil (not the paper clip), and when the tissue floats to the bottom, the paper clip will still be there.
How do you make a paper clip float?
if you want to make it float follow this steps 1. cut a small piece of paper 2.take a paperclip and attached it to the paper 3.carefully place the paper on the water trying not to get water on top of the paper there you have it a floating paperclip
Does a paperclip float in water?
Yes a paper clip is able to float in water. Take a bowl, fill it up to the top with water, take a paper towel and put it into the bowl, let it sit there for 3 seconds...then put the paper clip on it, and slowly remove the towel. This is able to work by Surface tension.Depending on the size, some paperclips can due to the high surface tension of water.
Will a paper clip float in oil?
maybe, try IT YOU self
Does a paper clip sink or float?
It depends on the material with which the clip is made. If is made up of plastic it would float and if it is made up of metal then it would sink. Also the way in which we place the clip would decide whether it would float or sink. If we place even a metallic clip on the surface of water without disturbing the surface then it would float. It is due to the surface tension property of the liquid.
Why clip can float on water?
Assuming the paper clip to be made of iron or aluminum To understand this you will need to study buoyancy and stuff... let me explain buoyancy in a nutshell, buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid( gas or liquid) on any object partially or fully submerged in it. for example, when you try pushing a plastic beaker in a tumbler of water, you would have definitely felt a push this is buoyant force. buoyant force = volume of object immersed * density of the fluid * g. As a paper clip possesses a greater volume it experiences a greater amount of buoyancy which keeps it afloat. however a nail which has a comparable lesser volume sinks. hope it helps
Can a binder clip float in water?
yes
Why a razor blade and paper clip float in the water?
it is due to the surface tension of water. due to the inter molecular forces present in between the molecules of water, the surface of water behave as a stretched membrane. blade and paper clip do not exert enough force to pierce the surface of water. so they flot over the surface of water.
