How do you calculate if an object will float, sink, or neither given the density of the object and the fluid?

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Raul

10 July, 09:47

How do you calculate if an object will float, sink, or neither given the density of the object and the fluid?

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Tamia Jacobs · Answer 1

You do the density formula of each object (P=m/V, Density is p, which is equal to mass or m divided by V or volume) and find out if the object has a lower density than the liquid to find out if it will float. Float=less weight of object, Sink=more weight of object