why do pumpkins float?

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why do pumpkins float?

2006-10-26 00:18:09 · 3 answers · asked by lib38 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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To add to Princess' answer:

An item will float if it displaces a greater mass of water than it's own mass. A pumpkin contains a lot of air, so it's generally not that dense.

However, if the pumpkin has a hole, then it will sink if the water gets into the hole. Smaller pumpkins (with less air inside as a percentage of volume) may also sink.

2006-10-27 11:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

why do empty pumpkins float? when you hollow it out and put it in a tub of water, it floats. Why?

2015-10-29 14:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by Eleanor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because the inside is basically hollow aand hollow things float.

2006-10-27 11:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋