Why is it easier to float in saltwater than in fresh water?

Q: Ice floats on water. What can be said about the density of ice compared to that of liquid water?

A: Given Ice floats on water We have to compare the density of ice with density of water.

Q: 0cm^3 is submerged in a swimming pool. What is the volume of water displaced?. Why?.

A: GivenVolume of object, Vo=100 cm3

Q: A block of iron quickly sinks in water, but ships constructed of iron float. A solid cube of iron…

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Q: What fraction of ice is submerged when it floats in freshwater, given the density of water at 0°C is…

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Q: A block of wood and a small chunk of iron have the same volume. When placed in water, the piece of…

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Q: Bird bones have air pockets in them to reduce their weight—this also gives them an average density…

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Q: Bird bones have air pockets in them to reduce their weight-this also gives them an average density…

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Q: Consider a 2.9 kg freshwater fish whose tissues have an average density of 1050 kg/m3. What volume…

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Q: small submarine of volume 1700 m3 is fully submerged and suspended in Mediterranean seawater with a…

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Q: A small statue is recovered in an archeological dig. Its weight is measured to be 96 lb and its…

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Q: If the human body has an average density of 983 kg/m3, what fraction of a person is submerged when…

A: Given  average human density (ρb)=983 kg/m3 density of fresh water ρw=1000 kg/m3 density of salt…

Q: A chunk of steel will sink in water. But a steel razor blade, carefully placed on the surface of…

A: Every object displace water equal to its volume. If the weight of the displaced water is greater…

Q: If the human body has an average density of 979 kg/m', what fraction of a person is submerged when…

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Q: What is the speed of the fluid in the smaller pipes?

A: The speed of fluid in the smaller pipe is 25cm/s.

Q: Given: Consider an iron anchor, with density 7.8 × 103 kg/m3. What fraction of the iron anchor’s…

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Q: For a material to float on the surface of water, the material must have a density less than that of…

A: Given: The density of water is D'=1 g/mL. The radius of the spherical ball is r=0.50 cm. The mass of…

Q: Consider two 5-cm-diameter spherical balls—one made of aluminum, the other of iron—submerged in…

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Q: An iceberg that floats with 88.5% of its volume submerged in seawater of density 1060 kg/m^3.  if…

A: Apply Archimedes principal and write the expression.   x1Viceρw1g=ρiceVicegx1ρw1=ρiceVice…

Q: Given: Suppose your body has a density of 986 kg/m3. What fraction of you will be submerged when…

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Q: A block of iron quickly sinks in water, but ships constructed of iron float. A solid cube of iron…

A: Basic Details The mass of iron in the solid cube can be determined by taking the product of volume…

Q: Suppose a 200-kg block of wood with volume 0.5 m3 is placed in a liquid of density 500 kgm3. What…

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