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Does increasing the density of water changes how an object float?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes.
An object floats in water if it can displace a volume of water that is equal to its mass. The denser the water is the less volume is needed for the same mass, and so the higher the object will float.
This is the reason for the invention of the Plimsoll Line on the sides of ships - it shows how the ship will float in different waters which have different densities due to saltiness and temperature, and so indicates a safe loading limit.
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What happens to an object in water if its density is less than that of water?
it will float
Why does a log float?
An object will float on water if it has less density than the water. Or than any other liquid on which it is supposed to float.
What does volume and mass have to do with flotationn?
The density of an object is its mass divided by its volume. If that is less than the density of water, it will float; if greater it will sink
Will density always stay the same no matter what size the object is?
Density of the substance will always stay the same. Density of the object will also stay the same if solid, no matter the size, but not if it is carved out. That is why a steel boat can float
Which of the following objects will float on a fluid that has a density of 2 grams cm³?
a 5 gram object that is 5 cm³ :)
How is it possible to predict if an object will sink or float based on density of the object?
If an object is less dense then water, it will float assuming the object does not absorb the water there by increasing its density.
What factors determine how heavy an object can be and still float?
An object will float if it has less density than the density of the liquid.An object will float if it has less density than the density of the liquid.An object will float if it has less density than the density of the liquid.An object will float if it has less density than the density of the liquid.
When an object float what does the object have?
when a object float it has density
An object will float if?
density of the object < density of the fluid
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.
Is it true that when the weight of an object is less than the density of water that object the object will float?
The weight does not determine if an object will float in water. If an object has a DENSITY that is more than the density of water then it will sink, if it's density is less than the density of water it will float.
What is the density of an object and how does it relate to the ability of the object to float in a liquid?
The density is the ratio between the mass and the volume of a material; an object float when this density is lower that the density of the liquid.
An objects density must be greater than what for the object to float?
An object's density must be less than the density of water,in order for the object to float.
Will a density of 2.7 float?
Is this the density of a liquid or an object? If this is the density of a liquid and you want to make an object float, than the density of the object should be less than 2.7. If this is the density of an object you are trying to make float, than the density of the liquid should be greater than 2.7.
How can you use density to see if an object can float?
Usually, an object can float if it has a lower density than the liquid it is in.
What will the density of any object be if they want that object you to float?
An object will float in water if its density is lower than water which means that for an object to float, its density needs to be less than ~1 gram/centimeter^3,
What would cause and object to float on fluid?
An object would float on a fluid if the density of the object was less than the density of the fluid.
