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Yes if only wetted at one side; this is caused by the surface tension of water and the hydrophobic surface behaviour of gold

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Does real gold sink?

Yes and no ..Gold has a Specific Gravity around 19 times the same amount of water. However, if you have a small thin flake of gold or flour gold you can often see these pieces of Gold float on water. This is caused by the Gold having a thin coating of oil on it from the natural oils that are on your hands. Also thin, small pieces of Gold can float due to what is called the "surface tension effect" to get Gold to sink prospectors will put a small amount of dishwashing detergent in their gold pans. That removes the oil from your hands as well as breaking the surface tension effect. To sum it up...yes real Gold can float, but most Gold sinks.


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Are there any metals that float on water?

Iron, copper, gold, aluminum, brass, titanium, zinc. I believe all metals are heavier than water but some thin sheets of metal such as Aluminum can float due to its bouyancy. You can probably cut anything into small enough size such that it would float. BTW, I can make steel float----in liquid lead.


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Can cardboard float?

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Well a matter of fact, it actually does. It's because the density of dishsoap is more dense then water. :)


Can you make aluminum float in water?

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