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What causes materials to sink and float in water?
Density is a physical property of all materials and represents how much mass the material has per unity of volume. If the density is higher than that of water, the material floats. Lower than it sinks.
Will an object with the density less than one float in water?
Yes. Pure water has a density of 1.0, so anything with a lower density will float. Also note that adding salt or other contaminants to the water will generally raise the density, so things that will just barely sink in fresh water may float in salt water.
Can obsidian float on water?
Obsidian cannot float on water. It has a specific gravity about 2.5, meaning it is about two and one-half times as heavy as water and will sink if immersed.
How dense must an object be to float?
By definition, 1 gram of water will occupy one cubic centimeter. If the object to be floated on water weighs less per cubic centimeter it will float, and if it weighs more it will sink. *For an object to float in a liquid, it must have a lower density than the liquid. For example water has a density of one kilogram per litre and ice has a density of 0.9 kg/L, so ice floats; lead has a density of about 8-9 kg/L, so it will float in mercury (density of somwhere between 15 and 20 kg/L; please correct if you have the data).
Why objects dint float in water?
Objects float (or not) because of their density. In this case, it means that the molecules in it are either packed up really tight, or just loosely holding onto eachother. Water has what is considered an average density. Rocks have a high density. You can tell by holding one, and noting that for how large it is, it is quite heavy. Because of this trait, they sink in water. Some woods, on the other hand, are light as a feather when being even larger than the rock, and because of this, they float on water.
Will items with a density of greater than 1 sink or float when placed in water?
Sink. Items with a density of less than one will float on water.
What determines whether one will sink or float in another?
The density of an object is what determines whether it will sink or float in another substance. If the object's density is greater than the substance it's placed in, it will sink. If the object's density is less than the substance it's placed in, it will float.
How can one predict whether an object will float or sink in a liquid?
An object will float if its density is less than the density of the liquid. If the object is denser than the liquid, it will sink. This can be determined by comparing the mass of the object to its volume, and then comparing that ratio to the density of the liquid.
If a matrial has a density of one will it float of sink in water?
If a material has a density of one, it will float in water. This is because the density of water is 1 g/cm³, so any material with a density equal to or less than that of water will float.
Which property determines whether one substance will sink or float?
The density of the substance compared to the density of the fluid it is placed in determines whether it will sink or float. If the substance is denser than the fluid, it will sink. If the substance is less dense than the fluid, it will float.
Can you use volume alone to predict whether an object will sink or float?
Calculate the density (mass divided by volume) of your object. If the density is less than that of water - which has a density of about 1000 kg per cubic meter - then it will float; if the density of your object is more, it will sink.
Will something with a lower density float on something with a higher density?
A liquid with a higher density than 1g/cm3 (one gram per cubic centimeter) (the density of water) will sink in water.
How can one determine if an object will float in water based on its density?
An object will float in water if its density is less than the density of water. If the object is denser than water, it will sink.
Can you use the mass and volume to predict whether an object will sink or float in water?
Yes, you can use the density of the object to predict whether it will sink or float in water. If the density of the object is greater than the density of water (1 g/cm^3), it will sink. If the object's density is less than the density of water, it will float.
If the density of an object is equal to the density of the fluid in which it is immersed?
If the density of an object which is equal to one(Which is also the density of the water), the object will neither sink nor float but it will be unstable, sometimes you will see the object sink then float. In other words the object is unstable in water....XD
Will a tooth brush sink or float?
This depends on the density: if the density is greater than 1 g/cm3 (density of water) an object sink; if the density is lower the object float.I tested just now four tooth brushes: three sink, one float !
Does everything that is density sink?
No because it depends on the density... over 1 (Density of water is one) your object will sink, under 1 object will float if it is 1 it will be suspended in water (A.k.a flink)
