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What is it when a material's density is higher than water's density?
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∙ 13y ago
The fluid will sink. You can see it demonstrated by pouring Boron (a dense gas) into a fish tank and then floating a piece of paper or a tin foil boat on the top of the Boron.
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How does an objects density help you determine if the object will sink or float?
If an objects density is greater than the waters density it will sink but if it's density is less than the waters density it will float
How does the density of an object affect it's buoyancy?
If an object's density is higher than the density of the fluid it is displacing, it will sink, unless it's average density is lower. You can decrease the average density by altering the object's shape. Most of the materials used in shipbuilding are denser than water, but the shape of the ship spreads the density of the materials used over a larger area, giving it the ability to displace more more than it's own weight. If the object is less dense than the fluid it displaces, it floats. This is why ice and ships float.
An example of a density higher than 1?
Water has a density of 1 - therefore anything that sinks in water (e.g. iron with a density of 7.874) has a density higher than 1 and anything that floats in water has density less than 1.
Is it true that A ship is able to float on water because it has a higher density than the water?
No it has a higher density than water but the air in the ship helps.
Are specific gravity and density the same thing?
They aren't the same thing, but they can give you the same information. Specific gravity is a substance's mass density divided by the mass density of water. Specific gravity is a sort of normalized mass density. Materials with S.G. higher than one will sink in water. S.G. lower than one will float.
When materials density is greater than waters density the material will?
Sink.
What body of water has the lowest density?
Surface mixed zone
How does an objects density help you determine if the object will sink or float?
If an objects density is greater than the waters density it will sink but if it's density is less than the waters density it will float
How do materials that float differ from materials that sink?
The ones which float have a lower density than water, whereas those which sink have a higher density than water. However, also the shape the material is in influences whether it sinks or floats.
What is a Diffusion is the movement of a substance?
diffusion is the movement of materials into cell membranes when the outside of the cell has a higher density than the inside
What happens if an object of higher density is placed in water?
Higher than what ?? If the object's density is higher than the density of water, then the object sinks in the water.
Is true about density and states of matter for most substances?
The density of solid state of matter is higher than the density of liquids and the density of liquids is higher than the density of gases.
What is true about density and states of matter for most substances?
The density of solid state of matter is higher than the density of liquids and the density of liquids is higher than the density of gases.
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.
Do materials with high density float or sink?
This depends on what the material is floating or sinking in. If an object in water that has a higher density than water will sink, but if it has a lower density it will float. For example, water has a density of 1.00 g/mL so if you put something with a density higher than 1 g/mL into it it will sink, but if the material you put in it has a density lower than 1 g/mL it will float.
Why are the waters at the equator warmer than waters at higher latitudes?
Because the waters are heated throughout the whole year and not just in the summer as at higher latitudes.
Why are waters at the equator warmer than waters at higher latitudes?
Because the waters are heated throughout the whole year and not just in the summer as at higher latitudes.
