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Yes, less dense liquids float on top of denser liquids. This is due to buoyancy, where objects with less density displace an equal weight of the denser fluid, causing them to float. This principle is why substances like oil float on water.

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Why does tree wood float?

Things float because they are less dense than the liquid they are in.


What phenomenon allows objects or liquids that are less dense to float in liquids that are more dense?

If an object or liquid is is less dense than the liquid in which it floats, that's the reason why it floats, because whatever is less dense floats. If you meant to ask why something MORE dense can float in something LESS dense, one answer is surface tension.


The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a more dense liquid is called what?

The tendency of a less dense substance to float in a more dense liquid is called buoyancy. Acids are substances that form hydronium ions when dissolved in water.


How does density affect an object to float?

Well, if the object is more dense than the liquid, it will sink. If the object is less dense than the liquid, it will float. For example, a kernel is more dense than water, so it sinks, but the kernel is less dense than corn syrup, so it will float.


Comparing the what of an object with that of a liquid will tell you whether or not the object will float in that liquid?

Comparing the density of an object with that of a liquid will determine whether the object will float or sink in the liquid. If the object is less dense than the liquid, it will float; if it is more dense, it will sink.


When objects are less dense than liquid in which they are placed what happens?

They float.


What is the relationship between an objects density and the liquid density and the tendency of an object to float?

A less dense object or any other substance will float on a more dense liquid.


What is the relationship between object density the liquid density and the tendency of the object to float?

A less dense object or any other substance will float on a more dense liquid.


Is liquid water less dense than ice cubes?

No. Liquid water is more dense. This is why ice cubes float on liquid water.


What happens if a ball made out of frozen kerosene is put into liquid kerosene does it float or sink?

The ball made out of frozen kerosene would likely float on the liquid kerosene since it is less dense than the liquid. When an object is less dense than a liquid, it will float on the surface.


Would water or liquid mercury float?

Water floats when it is turned into ice, because in this form it is less dense (it crystallizes, and the structure expands). It also can float in combinations of liquids, for example, it is less dense than liquid mercury, but more dense than oil, so it would 'float' on the mercury. Liquid mercury is very dense, and doesn't usually float on things.


What happens to an object when it is placed in a less dense liquid or gas?

When an object is placed in a less dense liquid or gas, it will experience a buoyant force acting against gravity. If the object's density is greater than that of the surrounding medium, it will sink; if the object's density is less, it will float. The object will displace a volume of the medium equal to its own volume.