2007-02-21 06:54:09 · 3 answers · asked by bcuzimcrzy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You would have to put it into a less dense liquid. If you could aerate the water with enough tiny bubbles you might get it to work or you could try another liquid, like pure grain alcohol.
Liquid nitrogen would probably also work, but be very careful.
On the trick side, boil water to remove all the dissolved air, freeze a one inch layer in a container, add a block of clear glass, fill the container to cover the glass and freeze the whole thing. Done properly, this will give an object with a density greater that water. It would sink and still seem to be ice, (for a while).
2007-02-21 07:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by sternsheets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lower the temperature of ice to under 4 degrees Celsius (I think that is the correct temperature, it has been a long time) and it becomes more dense than water at zero degrees Celsius. The ice will then sink.
2007-02-21 20:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use carbon dioxide ice (dry ice) and put it in water.
2007-02-21 15:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋