Question

How does density of an object affect its ability to float or sink in water?

Answer 1

Answer:

Density is a measure of how heavy something is compared to its size. If an object is more dense than water it will sink when placed in water, and if it is less dense than water it will float.

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Answer 2

Density of an object affect its ability to float or sink in water, in the following way -

• Density can be defined as the mass per unit volume of a substance.
• Generally, if the density of a given object is lower than the density of a given fluid, then the said object will float in the said fluid. And, if the density of a given object is higher than the density of a given fluid, then the said object will sink in the said fluid.
• Similarly, if the density of the object is greater than the density of water (1 g/cm³) then the object will float in the water. Otherwise, if the density of the object is greater than the density of the water then the object will sink in the water.