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No. The ice does not float on oil or kerosene, it is because a kerosene is a non-polar solute whil the ice which came from H2o is a polar solute in which it contradicts with each other. When the ice melts, the ice become water, the water is denser than kerosene, so the kerosene floats for it has a lighter density while the water sinks for it has a denser density.
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∙ 7y agoAn object will sink if it has greater density than the liquid in which it is placed. Such an object would have to have a density that is LESS than that of water, but MORE than that of kerosene oil.
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∙ 7y agoIf the volume of water displaced by the object has a mass which is greater than the mass of the object then the object will float. If the same volume of kerosene has a mass that is less than the mass of the object then it will sink. Since the density of water is greater than the density of kerosene it is possible for an object to have a displacement between the two. In that case it will floatt in water but sink in kerosene.
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∙ 7y agoKerosene is lighter than water (less density). For an object to float,its density must be less than the liquid it is placed in
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∙ 12y agodensity of kerosene is less than ice
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∙ 10y agoi dont knnow
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Does copper sink in water?
Copper does not sink in water.. An object with higher density than water sinks while an object with lower density than water floats..
What objects to sink or float?
An object will float if it is less dense than the water (or other liquid). If it is denser than the water, it sinks.
Does sago float in water?
No, Sago sinks in water.
Why do some things float and why do other things sink?
The object which have more density than water it sinks and which have lower density than water it floats.
What determines if an object will sink or float in water?
If an object's density (how uch mass/molecules/atoms it has in any given volume) is more than that of water, than it sinks; less, then it floats.
Does a denser object sink or float?
An object that is denser than water or another liquid sinks.
How do you determine if an object floats or sinks in water?
If the object is less dense than water it will float, but if it is more dense it will sink.
If an object float in water is it more dense than an object that sinks?
other way around, buddy =)
What causes something to sink or float?
What causes it to sink or float is the density. The density of water is 1.0. If the object's density is more 1.0 then it sinks, but if the object's density is less then 1.0 then the object will float.
Does kerosene float on water-?
no, beacuse there is more sugars patick present in it so it floats
Which liquid floats on top water or kerosene?
When water and kerosene are mixed kerosene will float on top.
Does copper sink in water?
Copper does not sink in water.. An object with higher density than water sinks while an object with lower density than water floats..
What objects to sink or float?
An object will float if it is less dense than the water (or other liquid). If it is denser than the water, it sinks.
Why kerosene float on water?
Kerosene is less dense than water.
Why some object float and other sinck in the water?
It has to do with density. If an object is less dense than water (for example, oil), it floats. If an object is more dense than water, it sinks.
Would an object of 3.7 cm float why or why not?
Floats when it displaces its weight of water; sinks when it's displaced water weighs less than the object. Huh?
Why do some objects float and others sink?
Whether an object floats or sinks is a function of its relative density, to the medium in which it is placed. If the object is less dense, it floats, If it is more dense, it sinks. Density = Mass per unit Volume
