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Any object placed in water will be pulled down into the liquid by gravity. But an object less dense than water will only be pulled down until the object displaces an amount of water equal to its own mass. Then it will float. The water will be pushing up equal to the force of gravity pulling down - an equilibrium. Any object that weighs less than its own volume of water will float. It's lower overall density will result in buoyancy.
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∙ 15y agoBecause it is filled with tiny air bubbles.
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∙ 14y agoCork Cells float because they are filled with air which is less dense than water is. - NE
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∙ 12y agobecause the density of water increases as the salt is added to the water ,this makes the cork float more in salty water !
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∙ 14y agoObjects sink or float based on their density. Cork (and other woods) are less dense than water and therefore float.
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∙ 11y agoThe cork is less dense than water
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∙ 15y agoCork is less dense than water.
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∙ 12y agoice is dense and a cork is not...
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Is cork float or sink in water?
If you dropped a cork in a container of water, the cork will most definitely float. As to the cork is lite, like a feather and it doesnt container much mass.
What floats better wood or cork?
Cork is lighter than most types of wood and would therefore float higher (or better) in the water.
Does cork sink or float in mercury?
Oil is denser than cork, so the cork would float.
Explain the method to find the volume of a cork floating in water?
Step 1: Fill a graduated cylinder with water Step 2: Measure how much water is in the cylinder Step 3: Place the cork in the water Step 4: Measure the amount of water again Step 5: Subtract amount of water without cork and amount of water with cork regular- cork = volume of cork This method is called water displacement.
Why water hyacinth floats on water surface?
a green liquid
What are properties of a cork?
Cork insulates, is water resistant and floats in water.
Does cork float or sink in water?
it floats
Does Cork floats in water?
Cork does float in water because it's less dense than water.
D the floating of cork in water what is the principle behin?
the density of the cork is lower than the density of the water- so it floats.
Why an iron nail sinks in water whereas a cork for the same size floats?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but i believe that cork floats on water because its cells are empty.Any object dropped into a liquid displaces that liquid. A floating object weighs the same as the liquid it displaces. An object that sinks, weighs more than the liquid it displaces, so the stone is heavier than the cork causing it to sink. and not just that, cork is a lot less dense than a stone is.
Is cork a porous materials?
No. Cork floats because it is not only lighter than water, it doesn't absorb water. That's why cork is used to seal wine and champagne bottles.
Is cork float or sink in water?
If you dropped a cork in a container of water, the cork will most definitely float. As to the cork is lite, like a feather and it doesnt container much mass.
What happens when a cork floats and a nail sinks?
What happens is that you can see that the density of a nail is more than the density of water and that the density of a cork is less than that of water.
What is least dense cork or lead?
Cork is less dense than water because it floats. Both glass and Mercury (a metal) are denser than water.
What floats better wood or cork?
Cork is lighter than most types of wood and would therefore float higher (or better) in the water.
A cork floats on the water as a wave passes by What happens to the cork Will the cork's vibrational frequency be related to the water wave's frequency and if so how?
The cork will move up and down with the wave, since the wave is a transverse wave. I would think that the frequency should be the same as the wave.
Why would a cork float in water?
In general, an object floats if it is less dense (has less density) than the water (or other liquid).
