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When aship floats on water?
When vessel floats on a liquid, then it displaces a volume of that liquid, whose mass equals the mass of the vessel. If our vessel is hollow, as a ship or a bowl would be, then there is available some of the volume for the carrying of a load. Archimedes is attributed with this discovery.
What is the most dense form of water?
Ice is the most dense form of water. When water freezes into ice, its molecules arrange in a way that makes ice denser than liquid water, which is why ice floats on water.
Is water a liquid and a gas?
Water can exist as a liquid and a gas, depending on its temperature and pressure. At room temperature, water is typically a liquid. When heated to its boiling point (100°C at sea level), it turns into steam, which is the gaseous form of water.
What else floats on water?
Ice floats on water due to its lower density compared to liquid water. Some oils and fats also float on water because they are less dense than water. Some light materials like wood and certain plastics can also float on water.
Why does solid water float when placed in liquid water?
Solid water (ice) floats on liquid water because it is less dense than liquid water. As the temperature of water decreases and it freezes into ice, the molecules are arranged in a lattice structure with more space between them, causing the ice to be less dense and therefore float on top of the denser liquid water.
Why water hyacinth floats on water surface?
a green liquid
What is the only solid that floats in its liquid?
The only solid that floats in its liquid is ice. This occurs because the density of ice is lower than the density of liquid water, allowing it to float on the surface.
Which liquids will an ice cube floats?
ice cubes floats in the water, because it is in the liquid form
How can water float on water?
freeze water as ice cubes then put it on water and it floats Liquid fresh water floats on salt water Warm water floats on cold water (water's greatest density is when it is 4 degrees Celsius).
Is it impossible for a solid to float on a liquid?
no ice floats on water
Which characteristic of water is most helpful to fish in a lake?
When Frozen water floats on liquid water
What subsance has a solid form that floats on its liquid form?
All pure substances do. Many substances with mixed compositions do also, although not all (for instance, you'll never see cotton as a liquid... or liquid wood...).
Does the volume of water change from solid to liquid form?
The water in ice has a larger volume that water in its liquid form. That is why Ice floats. Ice is less dense than liquid water.
An ice cube floats in your glass of water just as an iceberg floats in the ocean.What conclusion can you draw about the density of solid water?
liquid water is more dense than solid water
What best explains why ice floats?
Ice floats because it is less dense than liquid water. When water freezes, it forms a crystalline structure that spaces the water molecules further apart than in its liquid state. This lower density causes ice to float on top of liquid water.
Why air floats when it has weight?
Because it is less dense than the water/liquid.
How do you estimate the density of a liquid?
You can put it in a glass with water and see if it floats or sinks
