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What wood will drown in water?
Wood that is less dense and more porous, such as balsa wood or pine, is more likely to drown in water due to its ability to absorb water easily. These types of wood will soak up water, become waterlogged, and eventually sink.
Which stone did not sink in the water?
Pumice is a type of stone that floats on water due to its high porosity and low density.
What is a stone's mass in water?
The mass of a stone in water is the mass of the stone outside water. The mass of an object is always its mass. (This assumes we are not discussing the theory of relativity.) On Earth, or the Moon or in water or not, mass is mass. What might be relevant, however, is the weight of a stone in water compared to the weight of a stone outside the water. Weight and mass are different. If you hold a stone in water and hold the same stone in air, you can feel a difference in the force you must apply to support the stone. In water, the stone feels a buoyant force equal the the weight of the water displaced. That is Archimedes principle. There is a difference in the apparent weight of a stone in water and a stone out of water equal to the eight of the water displaced.
Why the glass of water overflowed if stone dropped?
When a stone is dropped into a glass of water, it displaces some of the water, causing the water level to rise. If the amount of water displaced is greater than the extra space in the glass, the water will overflow. This is due to the principle of displacement, where the volume of the stone submerged in water is equal to the volume of water displaced.
Why doesn't a stone float?
A stone does not float because it is denser than water, meaning it weighs more than the water it displaces. The buoyant force acting on an object in water is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the object. Since the stone is heavier than the water it displaces, it sinks instead of floating.
