2006-10-05 10:03:44 · 21 answers · asked by Nick n his Dog 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
because water cant float on itself cuz only [some]] things can float on water,dumba*s.
2006-10-05 10:12:45 · answer #1 · answered by Danielle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
water will not float on water, because they are both the same substance; so neither has a higher or lower buoyancy.
Water does float, in some circumstances if the medium (stuff) below it is of higher density; such as underwater salt late somewhere in the Caribbean, the name escapes me now.
Hope this helps me
2006-10-05 17:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by prof. Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to your ? is physics now the answer why does a 250 ton ship in water floating is the ship floating or the water floating.you figure that out and you got your ans.
2006-10-05 17:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by howaboutit99@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it will float on top of another substance that is denser than it is. The problem is that lots of other substances - even solids - will dissolve in water.
Also, water is one of a very few substances that are less dense as a solid than as a liquid. It is densest at + 4 degrees Celcius.
2006-10-05 17:19:16 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water floats on any liquid which has a density greater than the density of water. Examples: mercury and glycerin.
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2006-10-05 18:04:16 · answer #5 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does if its density changes. Such changes happen if it freezes or is cooled down to 5 degrees celsius. Below this temperature the density rises and it sinks. As it approaches near to freezing, the density then falls and it begins to "float". This is the reason ice forms on top of water.
2006-10-05 17:12:27 · answer #6 · answered by david s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any substance will float on top of a fluid with greater density. If warm water is poured into cold water, it will "float" on top as long as it remains warmer
2006-10-05 17:12:13 · answer #7 · answered by buckylask 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that water can 'float' it depends whether a liquid underneath has a denser specific gravity
2006-10-05 17:13:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why doesnt water float on what?
2006-10-05 17:05:36 · answer #9 · answered by Greg G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does. Pour it onto mercury. It will float.
2006-10-05 17:40:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋