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What is the name of the stone flote on water?
A stone that can float on water is a pumice stone. Ejected from a volcano, and full of holes, it has been known to float.
Why does a stone float on water which is concentrated with salt?
There are many possibilities that SOME stones float: 1.Some stones float because may be their density would be lesser than that of the liquid immersed. 2.The amount of liquid displaced by the stone is more thanthat of the weigth of the stone. 3.Surface area of the stone is more and the buoyant force makes it float. 4.The weight of the stone is less tha that of the liquid in which it is immersed. Buoyant force is the upthrust expereinced by an object whe immersed in a FLUID(liquid or gas) ex: paper floats on water due to buoyant.parachuts fly due to this force. It always acts perpendicularly. I suppose you would like a real answer? The only stones that I know that float are volcanic. I am not sure but almost positive that the density of all things rock is atomically heavier than water and the reason for the floating rock is the structure of the rock, not the density of stone molecules themselves. Trapped air inside a rock will cause the rock to float. The air molecules even being exposed to the water will still cling to the rock if there is enough (cohesive?) force to hold the air in or on the rocks inner and outer structure causing the combined volume of displacement to be lighter than the fluid being displaced.
Does octane sink or float in water?
Octane is less dense than water, so it will float on the surface of water.
Can a egg can or can't float in water?
an egg can float in salt water.
Does an egg float in regular water?
no an egg does not float in regular water.
What is the name of the stone flote on water?
A stone that can float on water is a pumice stone. Ejected from a volcano, and full of holes, it has been known to float.
Does lode stone float?
No. To get them to float they must be placed on something light.
Why doesn't a stone float?
A stone does not float because it is denser than water, meaning it weighs more than the water it displaces. The buoyant force acting on an object in water is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the object. Since the stone is heavier than the water it displaces, it sinks instead of floating.
Which stone never sunk in water?
the stone that never sunk in water is pumice. Because of its holes it can float easily across the water.
If the stone sinks in water is it a real diamond?
Diamonds do not float.
What stone do not sink in water?
A pumice stone is light weight due to numerous trapped gas bubbles that can cause it to float on water.
Why cant stones float in water?
The molecules in a stone are packed together more tightly than the molecules in water-- the stone is more dense than the water is, so the stone sinks.
Which stone floats in water?
Pumice floats on water. It is because it is made out of lava which had bubbles left inside it. The bubbles has air trapped in it. These bubbles allow pumice to float on water.
Can you make a stone float on water?
There are two ways:Hollow out the stone to the form of a boat so that has more displacement then weight.Use pumice, a light weight volcanic stone that has lots of air bubbles in its structure.
How dense is a tiny stone?
That depends on the material of which the stone is composed. Some stones are so light that they will float in water e.g. pumice stone, while most others will sink in water.
Does soap stone float?
No, soapstone does not float in water. It is a dense, metamorphic rock composed primarily of the mineral talc, which makes it heavier than water and causes it to sink.
Will a stone sink or float in water?
Most stones will sink in water because they are denser than water. However, some types of pumice stones are porous and can float on water due to their low density.
