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Will something with a lower density float on something with a higher density?
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∙ 15y ago
A liquid with a higher density than 1g/cm3 (one gram per cubic centimeter) (the density of water) will sink in water.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoYes it will but the converse is not necessarily true: it is possible to float a steel needle on water.
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How do objects sink or float in water?
objects with higher density than water sink, ones with a lower density float
What objects float and what objects don't?
Objects whose density is lower than the density of the fluid they're in float. Objects whose density is higher than the density of the fluid they're in don't.
Why do some item float higher on the water than other?
It depends on the density on the item. The density of water is 1.0 so if the density of the item is lower then that it will float, if the density is greater then that, then the item will sink.
Why does an object float based on density?
--Objects sink in water if they have a higher density than water and float if they have a lower density than water. Density is mass per volume of an object (usually measured in grams per milliliters, or g/mL)-- a denser object, such as a brick, will have a higher mass per volume than a less dense object, such as a sponge. The density of water is 1 g/mL, so anything with a density greater than 1 g/mL will sink, and anything with a density lower than 1 g/mL will float.
An object most likely sink in water if it has low density?
The lower an objects density the less likely it is to sink in water. Objects with a higher density than water will sink if placed in it while objects with a lower density than water will float if placed in it.
If something has low density in it will it sink or float?
If something has a lower density than the substance it is in it will float.
What are objects that easily float?
Anything that has a density that is lower than water will float. The lower something's density is, the more buoyancy it will have.
How can you use density to determine if an object will sink or float a fluid?
If the density of an object is lower than water then it will float, if the density is higher it will sink.
How do objects sink or float in water?
objects with higher density than water sink, ones with a lower density float
How is density related to floatation?
If an object has lower density than the fluid then it will float. If it has higher density then it will sink.
Why does a icebreg float?
water is the only substance on earth where its density is HIGHER when liquid, and LOWER when solid. a substance will float on top of another if its density is lower than the other substance. so because the ice has a LOWER density it will float on top of the water
Do materials with high density float or sink?
This depends on what the material is floating or sinking in. If an object in water that has a higher density than water will sink, but if it has a lower density it will float. For example, water has a density of 1.00 g/mL so if you put something with a density higher than 1 g/mL into it it will sink, but if the material you put in it has a density lower than 1 g/mL it will float.
How do you know whether something will float or sink?
It depends on the density of the solid, liquid, or gas. If the density is lower than water it will float. (Water's density is about 1). Also, if the volume of the solid, liquid, or gas is bigger than the mass then it will also float. It will sink if the solid, liquid, or gas's density is higher than water's density. :)
Should a material have a higher or lower density to float in water?
A material needs a lower density than water to float in water. Ships float in water because their average density is lower than water. The average density includes the steel hull and the air inside the hull.
Why would something float on top of another layer?
It will always, unless it is the same substance (in the same state) or something of equal density. Something of lower denisty always floats on something with higher.
What causes certain liquids to float above others?
the density of each of the fats. the higher density, the lower it will be in a mixture
Why do some item float higher on the water than other?
It depends on the density on the item. The density of water is 1.0 so if the density of the item is lower then that it will float, if the density is greater then that, then the item will sink.
