a pyrite rock has density of 5.02 g/cm
What will happen when the rock is placed in a beaker of mercury which has a denisty of 13.6 g/cm3?
will it float or sink or neither but remain suspended?
Is it sink?
the lessor density floats above the larger density.
To determine whether the pyrite rock will float or sink when placed in a beaker of mercury, we need to compare the densities of the rock and the mercury.
Given:
Density of the pyrite rock = 5.02 g/cm³
Density of mercury = 13.6 g/cm³
If the density of the object is less than the density of the liquid it is placed in, it will float. If the density of the object is greater than the density of the liquid, it will sink. If the densities are equal, the object will neither sink nor float but rather remain suspended.
In this case, we see that the density of the pyrite rock (5.02 g/cm³) is less than the density of mercury (13.6 g/cm³). Therefore, the pyrite rock will float when placed in a beaker of mercury.