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Less dense objects float. More dense objects sink.
Remember the Archimedes Principle ; 'The weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced'.
Experiment; using say a house brick weighing say 3 kgs. . When immersed in water it will weigh say 2kgs. The other 1 kg is the weight of the ddisplaced water.
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∙ 14y agoThis is only possible for very small objects, like a needle, if you carefully place it on the water surface. It can float due to something called "surface tension". The water acts as if it had a thin surface layer that has to be "broken". This is simply related to the attraction of the water molecules among themselves.
This is only possible for very small objects, like a needle, if you carefully place it on the water surface. It can float due to something called "surface tension". The water acts as if it had a thin surface layer that has to be "broken". This is simply related to the attraction of the water molecules among themselves.
This is only possible for very small objects, like a needle, if you carefully place it on the water surface. It can float due to something called "surface tension". The water acts as if it had a thin surface layer that has to be "broken". This is simply related to the attraction of the water molecules among themselves.
This is only possible for very small objects, like a needle, if you carefully place it on the water surface. It can float due to something called "surface tension". The water acts as if it had a thin surface layer that has to be "broken". This is simply related to the attraction of the water molecules among themselves.
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∙ 11y agoYou can build a ship's hull out of material such as steel, which is much denser than water, because the shape of the hull encloses a lot of air, and air is much less dense than water. The average density of the ship, as long as it contains air rather than being flooded with water, will be less than water, and the ship therefore will float.
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∙ 14y agoAn object which is denser than water can float on water when it has a specific shape which lends it buoyancy. For example, a sheet of iron will not float on water but if the same sheet is bent in shape of a bowl, it can float on water.
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∙ 14y agoThis is only possible for very small objects, like a needle, if you carefully place it on the water surface. It can float due to something called "surface tension". The water acts as if it had a thin surface layer that has to be "broken". This is simply related to the attraction of the water molecules among themselves.
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∙ 9y agoNo. The substance must be less dense than the fluid to float.
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∙ 12y agoIt doesn't have to be dense. That will make it sink unless it's only a little dense.
anything <1 g/cm3 will float.
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∙ 11y agoCover it in something inflatable.
Steel is denser than water, but you can rest a paper clip on the surface of calm water due to a property of water called surface tension.
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∙ 12y agoSink, water with a density of 1 can sustain any object below the density of 1. Any object higher with a density higher than 1 will sink.
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∙ 11y agoAn object must be less dense than water in order to float on water.
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What determines if an abject will float or sinkin water?
The density of an object determines whether it will float or sink in water. If the object is denser than water, it will sink. If it is less dense, it will float.
Will an object with a mass of 0.33N float?
I will assume that you are asking if it will float in water. That depends on the shape of the object and it's density, or you could say it depends on the effective density of the object where that takes into account any voids inside the object. If the material the object is made of is less dense than water, then the object will float. If the material the object is made of is denser than water and there are no internal voids, then it won't float. If the material the object is made of is denser than water but the object has sufficient internal voids so that its effective density is less than that of water, then it will float.
What objects to sink or float?
An object will float if it is less dense than the water (or other liquid). If it is denser than the water, it sinks.
What would happen if you tried to find the density of an object with a density less than water?
If an object was less denser than water it would float
How can you tell when an object will float on water or any other liquid?
The density of an object determines whether it will float or sink in another substance. An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. also an object will sink if it is denser than the liquid it is placed in.
How dense does water have to be for an object to float?
Denser than the object.
Does a denser object sink or float?
An object that is denser than water or another liquid sinks.
What determines if an abject will float or sinkin water?
The density of an object determines whether it will float or sink in water. If the object is denser than water, it will sink. If it is less dense, it will float.
How do objects float in salt water?
An object will float when it is less dense than the liquid around it. Because saltwater is denser than freshwater, it is easier for an object to float.
Does the denser object sink in water?
It depends! If it is more dense than water then it will sink. If not it will float.
Will an object with a mass of 0.33N float?
I will assume that you are asking if it will float in water. That depends on the shape of the object and it's density, or you could say it depends on the effective density of the object where that takes into account any voids inside the object. If the material the object is made of is less dense than water, then the object will float. If the material the object is made of is denser than water and there are no internal voids, then it won't float. If the material the object is made of is denser than water but the object has sufficient internal voids so that its effective density is less than that of water, then it will float.
How do you know if an object will float or sink in fresh water?
It depends on the density of the object. If an object is denser than fresh water, it will sink. If it is less dense than the fresh water, it will float.
What objects to sink or float?
An object will float if it is less dense than the water (or other liquid). If it is denser than the water, it sinks.
What happens to an object when it is placed in a less dense liquid or gas?
The density of the object goes through the less denser liquids until it gets to a liquid that is more dense than it. The first liquid that is denser than the object, the object will float on the liquid. My class did this in Science Class.
What would happen if you tried to find the density of an object with a density less than water?
If an object was less denser than water it would float
What does density have to do with the ability to float?
Using water is an example, anything that is less dense than water will float on water. Anything that is denser than water will sink in water.
Why object float in water?
Objects float because the air in the object causes it to rise because it is less denser than water. Objects float better in salt water because the salt makes the water more denser helping even heavier objects to float. -Kimberly P.S. I learned all this in 4th grade!!!!!!!!!!!
