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Will sawdust sink or float

Updated: 8/10/2023
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14y ago

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It depends on the species of wood. Most float but some types of ebony and lignum vitae have a density greater than water and will sink.

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14y ago

Wood usually floats because of the oxygen stored inside it from the last respiration cycle that the tree was currently having. Since oxygen is lighter than water, wood floats.

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11y ago

It depends on the type of wood and the density of it.

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11y ago

Sawdust absorbs water, but does not dissolve in it.
No saw dust will not. Because wood wont dissolve in the water......

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7y ago

Yes, saw dust will float on water.

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13y ago

No.

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3y ago

Ima take a guess of float.

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3y ago

NO

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3y ago

Float

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