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No. Objects will only float in water with a density that is less than 1. This is not always true if another substance is in the water, such as salt.
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What can float in the water?
Many things can float in water. An object will float based on 2 main factors. They are density and shape. If an object is too dense, it will sink. But why would shape matter? The shape of the object affects how the water is displaced. If the weight of the water displaced is more than the weight of the object that is touching the water, the object will float. So the shape affects how much water is displaced therefore determines if an object will float.
How does an object's density determine whether the object will sink or float in water?
the simple rule is that if your density is higher than the substance it will sink and if it is lower it will float density= mass divided by volume. Example:Mass 7.5g Volume:2cm3 so 7.5 Divided by 2= 3.75g/cm3 that is your density of object
What 2 factors determine how heavy an object can be and still float?
The density of the object and the density of the liquid. The object must be less dense than the liquid to float.
Which will float on a fluid that has a density of 2 grams cm and Acirc and sup3?
Any object which, if submerged, would displace 2 times its own volume. The density of the object could be well above 2 gms/cm^3. If that were not the case, then ships made of metal would never float in water. which has a much lower density.
How can you tell an object will float or sink?
take the density. if the density id larger than one it will sink. if the density is not larger than one it will float.If an object is denser than the liquid it is placed in, it will sink. If it is less dense than the liquid, it will float.
Why does cork sink in alcohol more than in water?
All you would have to do is change the density of the cork or the water. An easy to do this is to create air pockets in the water. This will make the water less dense and it wont be able to "sink" underneath the boat. In other words, the water/air mixture created by the bubbles, will be less dense than the boat. And everybody knows that the denser object sinks, so then the cork will sink. The cork will stay sunk as long as you are creating bubbles.
Whether an object will sink or float in a fluid is determined by what?
Sinking or floating is determined by the density of the liquid and the density of the object. Density is mass/volume. When you place an object in a liquid, a certain amount of volume is displaced by the object. If that object puts more mass into the volume displaced than what the original mass was of the liquid in that volume was, then the object will sink. Therefore an object that is more dense than a liquid will sink.
Which objects will float on a fluid that has a density of 2 grams cm?
a 5 gram object that is 5 cm3
How could it be possible that an object with a density greater than that of water could float in water?
There are two ways to make an object with a density greater than water float on it: 1) reduce its density, for example by hollowing it out or adding further structures with a density [much] less than that of water so that it can displace a volume of water equal to its own weight and still have some of its structure above the surface of the water; or 2) Use the surface tension of water so that the object floats - dropping a steel sewing needle on its side very gently onto water will prevent it breaking the surface tension of the water and it will float, until such time as the surface tension is broken, eg by adding a few drops of washing up liquid or agitating the surface, when the needle will sink. (The needle needs to be clean.)
Which of the following objects will float on a fluid that has a density of 2 grams cm³?
a 5 gram object that is 5 cm³ :)
Why do objects float better in salt water than in plain water?
Objects float better in salt water because it is more dense than distilled water. Whether or not an object floats depends on whether or not its overall weight is less than that of the liquid it can displace. To give a clearer picture, imagine pure water is 1 gram per ml. If an object has a density less than 1 gram per ml, then it floats. The salt in salt water makes that density higher. Lets imagine that salt water is 2 grams per ml. An object with a density of 1.5 grams per ml sinks in pure water because it is too dense. However, the same object would float in the more dense salt water.
Why does a saturated solution cause things to float when identical object wont float in water?
water would have a much lower density than a solution with multiple things in it. fo example, oil is less dense than water, so it floats on top, but sand is more dense, so it sinks. depending on what is solution compared to the water, sand might float, or it is really low density oil might even sink. what i am saying is, it depends what the solution is. but the big picture is the difference in density between 2 objects. glad to help out
