- Trending Categories
Data Structure
Networking
RDBMS
Operating System
Java
MS Excel
iOS
HTML
CSS
Android
Python
C Programming
C++
C#
MongoDB
MySQL
Javascript
PHP
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
English
Economics
Psychology
Social Studies
Fashion Studies
Legal Studies
- Selected Reading
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
- Developer's Best Practices
- Questions and Answers
- Effective Resume Writing
- HR Interview Questions
- Computer Glossary
- Who is Who
Why does a ship float on water but the needle sink?
A ship floats on water but the needle sink because of the Buoyancy.
Archimedes’s law states that a body immersed in water displaces its volume of water, and if this displaced volume of water weighs more than the body immersed, the body will float. If it weighs less than the body, the body will sink.
So, the volume of water displaced by the needle weighs less than the needle, and it sinks.
In simple terms, the nail sinks because the density of the steel/needle is greater than the density of the water.
Whereas, a ship has a lot of hollow spaces(filled with air) because of which the overall density of the ship becomes less than water.
Therefore the immersed portion of the ship displaces water equal to its weight, and it floats.
Updated on: 10-Oct-2022
763 Views
Advertisements