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If an object that floats on the surface desplaces 10 cm3 of water how much does that object weigh?
By Archimedes' Principle, a floating body displaces a volume of fluid whose weight is exactly equal to its own.
- This assumes that the body is in equilibrium.
- In order to know the weight of the body (i.e. the object) you must know the density of the fluid in which it is floating.
- Also, Surface Area (SA, in cm2) of object must be known.
- Suppose density of the fluid is rho.
Having height = 10cm
Wobject = Volumedisplaced*Densityfluid = SA*Height*rho
Suppose it is water with rho = 1g/cm3, SA = 1cm2
Wobject = 10cm*1cm2*1g/cm3 = 10g.
Just make sure your units are correct.
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Why water hyacinth floats on water surface?
a green liquid
Wood charcoal is heavier than water yet floats on water?
Because that piece of charcoal is lighter that the water, so it floats.
What object floats in the middle of water?
what object will not sink or float but will stay suspended in the middle of water
What does the weight of an object that floats have the same value as?
The weight of the substances are largely immaterial. What matters is the density. Assuming fresh water to have a density of 1.0 anything with a lighter density will float in it. For example, oil generally has a density of about 0.8, so it floats in water. Concrete has a density of about 2.4, so it sinks. http://physics.about.com/od/fluidmechanics/a/commondens.htm
Why does some food float and some food not?
Whether an object floats or not depends on its density. Density is the amount of mass in a volume, or mass divided by volume. If and object's density is less than that of water, it will float in water, and if an objects density is higher than that of water, it will sink in water. raw material (fishballs will sink down);but it will floats when it is cook. why
An object that floats on the surface of water?
the amount of density
Why does an object float or sink when placed on the surface of water?
An object floats in water if the object's density is less than water's...Conversely, an object will sink if it's density is greater than that of water.
Do an object that floats in water will sink in mercury?
If an object floats in water it will also float in the much denser mercury
How do you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object that floats?
You can push it under water / under the liquid's surface, and measure the displacement of liquid.
What is the property of buoyancy that describes how an object floats on top of water?
The property of buoyancy that describes how an object floats on top of water is called "Archimedes' Principle."
Does an object that floats displace water?
Yes. A floating object displaces its own mass in water.
What floats on or near the surface of the water?
PLANKTON
Is a rubber ducky more dense then water?
no beacause a rubber duck floats and if an object floats in water, is is less dense than the water if it sinks it is more dense
Why water hyacinth floats on water surface?
a green liquid
If an object floats the volume of the displaced water is equal to the volume of the portion of the objects that underwater?
Look at the LAST WORD of the question, they switch it sometimes if it is: Underwater than it is TRUE, If it's Surface of the water than it is FALSE ~
How can you determine whether a soild object is more dense or less dense than water?
You can put a uniform object into water.If it sinks density is higher than water,if floats lesser than water.If you can place anywhere in water,density is equal to water.
Why wood floats on water?
Wood floats on water because it is less dense than water. When an object is less dense than the fluid it is placed in, it will float. The air pockets within the wood contribute to its buoyancy, keeping it afloat on the water's surface.
