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Does the element Iron float or sink in water?
Iron sinks in water because it is denser than water. The density of iron is about 7.87 g/cm^3, while the density of water is 1 g/cm^3. This difference in density causes iron to sink when placed in water.
What liquid do rocks float in?
Which rock? Any liquid that is dense enough will support a rock; the most common would likely be mercury, in which even iron floats.
What is a liquid that makes things float?
It is quite common for various things to float in water. But any liquid can cause things to float.
Does a lump of iron float?
Solid iron will float in liquid Mercury. In most liquids it will sink.
Is there any fluid dense enough to float a piece of iron or is it possible to make water dense enough to float the iron by adding salt to it?
-- The density of iron near room temperature is around 7.9 gm/cc, whereas at the same temperature, mercury is liquid with a density around 13.5 gm/cc. A lump of iron will float nicely in a bowl of mercury at room temperature. -- Don't forget that aircraft carriers and battleships are also pieces of iron, and that they float nicely in water.
Will an object weighing 85 grams sink or float?
It is not just the weight matter in floatation or sinking.The shape,surface area or the base liquid that matters.For eg. a very flat sheat of iron weighing 85gm will float in water but a bead(ball )of iron weighing 85gm will sink.On the other hand an iron bead of 85gm will float in mercury.
Why do heavy things float?
Any object will float if it has less density than the liquid.
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.
What is denser than water so water will float?
Anything that doesn't float in water is less dense than water, say iron? So if you drop an iron bar into a glass of water, you can say that the iron sinks or you can interpret it as the water floats? If you are referring to liquid, then mercury.
How do you separate aluminium from iron without a magnet?
One way would be to find a liquid that is chemically inert to both metals and has a density between that of iron and that of aluminium. In such a liquid, the aluminium would float and the iron would sink.
What liquid floats over any other liquid?
The liquid with a lower density float over the liquid with a highrer density.
Why does a log float?
An object will float on water if it has less density than the water. Or than any other liquid on which it is supposed to float.
