Question

if you could place a piece of solid silver into a container of liquid silver, would it float or sink? Explain your answer

Answer 1

Liquid silver is less dense than solid silver, so the solid silver would sink.

Answer 2

Answer: The solid silver will sink in liquid silver.

Explanation:

Density of an object is defined as the ratio of mass of the object and volume of the object. The chemical equation representing density of an object is:

$\text{Density of an object}=\frac{\text{Mass of an object}}{\text{Volume of an object}}$

In solid state, the particles are closely packed. So, the volume of solid state is less than liquid state. Thus, density of solid will be more than the density of liquid.

A substance having more density will sink at the bottom and the substance having less density will float at the top.

Solid silver has more density than liquid silver.

Hence, the solid silver will sink in liquid silver.