Does water float?

Question

inspired by a little kid asking the question!

Answer 1

not sure but rootbeer does.....rootbeer float, haha

Answer 2

There is an isotopic variant of good ol' H2O called "heavy water." Therefore, yes- conventional H2O could be considered as "able to float" above heavy water. Once upon a time one very whacked out despot had some dangerous plans for the stuff.

Answer 3

Yes sweet water floats on the surface of salty water

Answer 4

Water takes many different forms on Earth: water vapor and clouds in the sky; seawater and rarely icebergs in the ocean; glaciers and rivers in the mountains; and aquifers in the ground. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor and in this form yes it can float. Water sticks to itself (cohesion) because it is polar and has a high surface tension caused by the strong cohesion between water molecules allowing floating on water, or rather, in water possible ~ the apparent elasticity caused by surface tension drives the waves.

Answer 5

nope, water sinks. it's the stuff in the water that floats

Answer 6

water floats on gasoline and oil

Answer 7

because of the adhesive qualities of its molecules water will float upon itself..

Answer 8

someone answered a queston like this,they said what ever floats your boat

Answer 9

depends on what its mixed with like water and oil

Answer 10

...fresh water floats on salt water... ^_^