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Why can a boat float in the water even through it's made out of more dense materials than water?
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∙ 12y ago
Almost all of the boats are made of the material of higher density than water. It is a shape of the boat that makes it float on water. After displacing the amount of water equal to the weight of the boat ,it will not go deeper.At older times tribal people (even today also ) used small boats carved out of wooden logs.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoYes. The density of water isnt important. Its completely up to the shape of the boat. Ships are made of steel, which is much denser then water, yet the float. because the shape displaces water different. Its bouyency more then density.
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∙ 15y agoYes
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What materials will float on water?
anything that is less dense than the water, like a cork
Does ice float because water becomes more or less dense when its frozen?
The structure of frozen water (ice) is less dense than the random arrangement of the water molecules in liquid water, thus ice floats because water becomes less dense when it is frozen. Because of buoyancy forces, an object placed in a liquid will float if it is less dense than the liquid and sink if it is more dense.
What is less dense water basalt iron or granite?
Water is less dense than any of the other materials listed.In order of density from least to highest:Water (least dense)GraniteBasaltIron (most dense)
A cork is able to float on water because it is?
A cork is able to float on water because it is less dense than the water. The reason why is because an object with more dense then itself it will float and an object with less density will sink in the fluid. HOWEVER if the object (such as the cork) has the same density, the object will neither float nor sink; instead it will stay at the same level in the fluid. So TECHNICALLY it is considered floating. So corks count as floating because it has less dense than the water. Sources: (Science: Glenco textbook)
Can mica float on water?
Mica is over twice as dense as water, so unless the mica is in the shape of a boat, it will sink.
What materials will float on water?
anything that is less dense than the water, like a cork
How does a boat stay a float on the water by itself?
Materials that are less dense than water will float. Wood and styrofoam are 2 such materials. This property is know as bouyancy. Materials that are denser than water can be formed in a way to displace water so that they will float.
Why some materials sinks in water while others do not?
Some materials sink in water because they are more dense than the water. Others float because they are less dense than water.
Why do boats float even if their materials are more dense than water?
Because of buoyancy.
Does ice float because it is less dense than water?
Yes. Anything that is less dense than water will float on water.
Why is it that you float on water?
Because water is more dense then our bodies so when things are more dense they sink to the bottom and when they are less dense they float to the top
Will crude oil float on water or sink?
Most (but not all) oil is less dense than water. That oil which is less dense than water will float. That oil which is denser than water will sink.
How dense must an object be to float in the water?
Less dense than the water.
What will an object less dense then water do when placed in water float or sink?
float
Why does salt in water make objects float?
Things float in water if they are less dense than the water they are floating in. Putting salt in the water makes it more dense, so things that are a little more dense than ordinary water float in salt water.
What are the objects that can float on water?
Any object that is less dense than water will float.
How can large ships that are made of materials more dense than water float on top of water?
Witchcraft ================ (Ain't that always the way with the scientifically ignorant illiterati !)
