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by dividing mass by
volume you get density which is how you determine as the density increases the chance of floating decreases
It will remain suspended if the mass and the volume is equal
It will sink if the mass weighs more than the volume
and it will float if the mass weighs less than the volume
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∙ 7y agoIf the weight of the volume of water that is displaced is more than the weight of the volume displacing it, the object will float.
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if the mass of the volume of fluid displaced is more than the mass of the object displacing it.
This broader description explains why helium balloons, dirigibles, blimps, and hot-air balloons will float in the air as well as why some things which will sink in fresh water will actually float in salt water.
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∙ 14y agoArchimedes principle: the buoyant force on a submerged object will be equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
Basically if the object is more dense than the fluid it is put into, it will sink, if it is less dense, it will float.
The density of an object and its shape and its design are important in deciding whether it will sink or float.
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∙ 13y agoTo sink in water, an item must be denser than the water.
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∙ 14y agoThe density. If the density of the object is greater than the density of the water, it will sink. If it isn't it will float. :) The density of water is 1g/cm3
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∙ 14y agoThe item's density.
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∙ 9y agodensity
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What density table material floats on water but sinks on oil?
pine wood?
Wood charcoal is heavier than water yet floats on water?
Because that piece of charcoal is lighter that the water, so it floats.
How does ice float on top of water?
Ice is less dense than water so it floats. ex. ice is more dense than ethanol so it sinks.
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 do puris float on oil?
A puffed puri floats as it is filled with steam
Does size affect how well a material floats or sinks?
No!!!! The density of the material determines whether something will float or sink.
What is the definition of bouyancy?
Bouyancy determines whether an object sinks or floats.
Which object weighs more a can that floats or a can that sinks?
It is impossible to tell; whether an object floats or sinks depends on its density, not on its weight.
Is an objects density determines whether it floats or sinks in water?
yes it does. try to sink a cork. it doesn't sink but on the other hand a iron nail does.the higher the mass the more the density and so the object sinks.
What determines whether an object sinks or float?
density!
How does an object's density determines whether it floats or sinks?
An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. An object will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is placed in.
What is a measure of whether an object floats or sinks in a gas or liquid?
Density!!
Which property of an object will never affect whether the object sinks or floats?
Color
What does density have to do with whether or not something can float?
eg. air has less density than water so it floats lead has more density so it sinks
Is a measure of whether an object floats or sinks in a gas or liquid?
Buoyancy Difference in density.
Does mass determine an object will float or sink?
No. A toothpick and a tiny stone both have small mass, but one floats and the other sinks. A passenger ferry and a large boulder both have large mass, but one floats and the other sinks. It's not the mass that determines whether the object will float. It's the ratio of its mass to its volume ... the number known as the object's "density".
What does the word buoyance mean?
This word means like when something has a shape and sinks or floats.
