SOLUTION: A metal soap dish barely floats in water. A bar of Ivory soap floats in water. When the soap is stuck in the metal soap dish, The combination sinks. Why ?
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Question 885939: A metal soap dish barely floats in water. A bar of Ivory soap floats in water. When the soap is stuck in the metal soap dish, The combination sinks. Why ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The metal soap dish has a density that is barely below the density of water. The soap has a density that's much less than the density of water.
Combined, the density of the two exceed the density of water. This makes the combination sink.
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