0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which is heavier a 1cm cubed block of iron or a 1cm cubed block of wood?
Answer: That probably would depend on the type of wood (e.g. ironwood vs balsa.?Answer: No wood is as heavy as iron. Iron would be heavier. Iron has a density of about 8 gram per cubic centimeter; would is usually lighter than water (density less than 1), but some woods are a little heavier than water.
How do you calculate volume of a wood block?
Length times width times height (lwh) is a way to figure out volume. If you try to do it with water displacement, the wood will adorn the water and ruin the calculations.
How do you calculate if a block of wood will float in water or not?
If the density of the block is less than the density of water, then the block will float. Density of water is close to 1 gram per cubic centimeter. So measure the block and calculate its volume (Length x Width x Height). Use a scale to find the block's mass. Then divide mass/volume to calculate density. If you've measured in grams and centimeters, then the units will be g/cm³, then compare this to 1 g/cm³.
What part of the block of wood remains immersed in water of density 1000kg per cm cube when the block of wood placed in water has density 700 Kg per m cube?
-- The aggregate density of the wood block is 700/1000 = 0.7 the density of water. -- So, as soon as the wood has displaced 0.7 of its volume in water, it has displaced its entire weight in water, and floats. -- The wood floats with 0.7 of its volume below the surface and 0.3 of its volume above it.
What is the density of a piece of wood that weighs 62 grams and displaces 0.525 l of water?
This is clearly a piece of wood that is forcibly submerged since its density would require it to float. So the volume of displaced water should be equal to the volume of the whole piece of wood. Then, density = mass/volume = 62/0.525 g/L = 62/525 g/ml = 0.12 g/ml which is a lot less dense than balsa (0.16 g/ml)!
How does a wooden chopstick float on water?
It is because wood is lighter than water
Is bark lighter than water?
No because bark is made of wood and wood is brown and brown is darker then a waters color. So no. Bark is darker then wood.
Is aluminum lighter than wood?
no
What floats better wood or cork?
Cork is lighter than most types of wood and would therefore float higher (or better) in the water.
Will a block of wood with a mass of 1000 grams will sink in water?
No. It doesn't matter how heavy a block of wood is, it depends on the density of the wood. Generally wood floats as the density of wood is lighter than the density of the water, so it would float.
Is ice lighter than balsa wood?
Yes, ice is lighter than balsa wood. Ice has a lower density than balsa wood, which means that it weighs less for the same volume.
Why does a stone in water sinks and the wood floats into the water?
Something has neutral bouyancy if it stays in the water wherever you put it, only if it has the same density as the water - there is no cause for it to float or sink than the volume of water it has displaced. If its density is more, as for a stone, it must be heavier than that so it sinks. For wood, it is lighter so water from above drops down as the wood rises.
Why wood floats in water?
Wood mostly floats in water because it has a lower density than water. it is NOT lighter than water, it is LESS DENSE. water has a density of 1.0 g/cm cubed. that means wood usually has a density of .99 or less. But, not all wood floats, keep that in mind
Why does wood float but stone sink?
First, the stone sinks because of the weight, the wood would probably be much lighter than the stone.Second, the density. The stone is much more dense than the wood
Is a wooden cube more or less dense than water?
It depends on the wood. Most wood is lighter, some much lighter (e.g. balsa).However, some are heavier. English oak (quercus robur)and lignum vitae are classic examples.
Is acrylic lighter than wood?
Depends on the type of wood you are comparing the acrylic to. Woods have different densities depending on water content (ie kiln dry woods, etc...). Acrylics are polymer based products that are custom designed and depending on its strength, can be lighter than most natural woods or just as heavy.
What are the useful features of plywood?
Less expensive than solid wood, lighter weight to work with, lighter weight finished project, can be matched with other wood, easier to cut than some solid woods
