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If you drop an object in a cup of oil and a cup of water in which cup is the object more likely to float?
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∙ 15y ago
In the water. If you put oil and water in a container together, the oil will float on top of the water. This shows that the water is more dense than the oil. An object floats when it is less dense than the liquid by displacing the liquid. Water has a density of about 1 gram per cubic centimeter. Cooking oil has a density of about 0.92 grams per cc. So if you were to drop an object with a density of, say, 0.95 g/cc into the oil, it would sink. The same object would float in water.
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∙ 9y agoNo because the oil staying in the top of water because it oil and it not mixing together:)
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What liquid does gold float on?
Gold can float on water if there's a layer of oil on the surface. To break the surface tension, a drop of Dawn soap will do the trick.
How can you separate sand and styrofoam?
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When you put a paperclip on water and then put one drop of soap why does it sink?
The soap makes the water less dense so the clip sinks. If the object weighs more than the water it takes to fill up the room of the object, it sinks. Other way around with flaoting.
What happens when a drop of oil is stirred into a glass of water?
oil does not mix with water, rather, it floats on water this is because oil is less dense than water and they are immiscible solutions
How do you seperarate a mixture of sand salt iron filing and cork?
For the nails, you can use a magnet. You can separate the marbles and corks by putting it in water, wood floats and marbles don't.
How can you figure out whether an object will sink or float in water?
Drop it in water and see what it does.
Why do small drops of water float in air?
A small object has a larger surface area (in proportion to its weight) than a larger one. Therefore, a small object, like a small drop of water, will fall slower - it has more air resistance (again, in proportion to its weight). However, it will not float indefinitely; it will simply take longer to get to the ground.
What happens when you drop anything in water?
When you drop most things in water the object sinks and the water rises.
Do blocks float?
Depends on what they're dropped into. Water - no. But drop them into something that's denser than aluminium and they will float.
Do aluminum blocks float?
Depends on what they're dropped into. Water - no. But drop them into something that's denser than aluminium and they will float.
What makes objects float on water?
If an object is less dense than water, it floats. I don't know exactly why having less density than something else makes something float, but I believe it has to do with the weight of the particles. The lightest ones rise to the top, while the heaviest ones drop to the bottom. This can be seen when you add oil to water.
Do you have to use hot water and salt to make an egg float?
no you do not. But you can. A drop of vinegar helps!
How do you calculate the volume of a irergular object?
Use a measured water cylinder, drop in the object, the amount of water displaced represents the volume of the object
Does a shirt button float?
Most do not. Ask your parents if they have an extra shirt button. If they have one, drop it in a glass of water, and see if it will float. Most will not.
Does volume alone determine weather an object will float or sink?
No. A very big rock has a great deal of volume- but it also has a great deal of weight. Drop it in water, and it will sink like a........rock. It is the weight per measure of volume that determines density. If the density is less than the liquid, it floats. Greater than the density of the liquid, it sinks.
Do eggs float or sink when they are boiled?
unboiled eggs float, but the boiled ones sink.
What liquid does gold float on?
Gold can float on water if there's a layer of oil on the surface. To break the surface tension, a drop of Dawn soap will do the trick.
