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Why would a penny sink in a river?
A penny would sink in a river because a penny is made mostly of zinc, which is heavier than water. Because the penny is heavier than water, it sinks.
Why does a penny sink in water?
water has a density of 1. For something to float, the density of the object would have to be under 1, and to sink, it must be over 1. If it is exactly 1, then the object will remain suspended in the water. A penny has a density of over 1, so it sinks in water.
Why does a penny sink faster in water than soap?
The density of a penny is higher.
Would a penny sink or float in water?
When an object of volume V is submerged in a liquid, the object experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid it has displaced (the weight of a volume V of fluid). Oil is less dense than water (the oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico after the Deep Horizon catastrophe is an example of this), so a given volume of oil weighs less than the same volume of water. This means that a penny of volume V submerged in oil feels the weight of gravity pushing it down, and the weight of a volume V of oil pushing it up. The upward weight pushing the penny up is less in oil than in water, so the penny will sink faster in water, theoretically.
What happens to a penny in the ocean?
It will sink. And it will slowly oxidize from the dissolved oxygen in the water.
Why does a penny sink faster in water than Sprite?
A penny sinks faster in water than in Sprite because water has a higher density than Sprite. The higher density of water creates more buoyant force, making it easier for the penny to sink through the liquid. Additionally, the viscosity of Sprite may offer more resistance to the penny's movement compared to water.
Why does a penny sink but logs and wood don't?
Because of the different densities. The density of wood is less than water while the density of a penny is greater than water.
Would a cube that's 50 gram sink or float in water?
it would sink
Does a penny sink in corn syrup?
A penny will rest on the surface of the cornstarch and water mixture only briefly before beginning to sink. Cornstarch and water, when mixed together, act as a non-newtonian fluid which acts as a solid when a sharp or sudden force acts. When a steady force acts, the material acts as a liquid and will flow or allow objects to sink through.
Marble has a density of 2.05 would it float or sink in water?
sink
Would a paper clip sink or float?
A paper clip is denser than water, so it would sink if placed in water.
Would 1.4 g-mL float sink or remain suspended in tap water?
It would sink. The density of water is 1g/mL. Anything with a greater density will sink.
