[DOC] [TLE] .Explain why a sewing needle can float on the surface of water in ... [PAR] Sep 21, 2008 ... Best Answer: Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that causes it 
to behave as an elastic sheet. It allows insects, such as the... [DOC] [TLE] The Floating Needle: An Experiment With Surface Tension | A ... [PAR] May 21, 2012 ... All you need is a glass of water, a sewing needle, and a small slip of paper. ... 
The paper will absorb water and soon sink to the bottom of the glass, but ... As 
you probably figured, because it is already surrounded with water... [DOC] [TLE] Explain why a sewing needle can float on the surface of water in a ... [PAR] a sewing needle can float on the surface of water in a glass because... well if you 
just drop it in ... Why mosquito float on the surface of water? Due to the property of 
surface tension water surface would act as a stretched membrane. So water... [DOC] [TLE] Why does a needle float in water - Answers.com [PAR] It doesn't actually float, since its density is greater than water. It is kept from 
sinking by the .... a sewing needle can float on the surface of water in a glass 
because... well if you just drop .... but an iron ship floats in it.why does it happen? 
is it due to the different properties of iron and stone? is it due to the shape of ship 
or stone? [DOC] [TLE] Floating Needle [PAR] The best known example of such property is surface tension. ... The water keeps 
its round surface shape because there are no water molecules ... When soap is 
added to the water, the needle will be driven to sink by the disruption of the... [DOC] [TLE] Surface Tension (Water Properties), USGS Water Science School [PAR] Surface Tension and Water, from the USGS Water Science School. ... Within a 
body of a liquid, a molecule will not experience a net force because the forces ... 
small needle can be made to float on the surface of water even though it is 
several... [DOC] [TLE] If you lay a steel needle horizontally on water, it will float. If you place ... [PAR] If you place the needle vertically into the water, it will sink. ... It is because of 
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sewing needle to remove the splinter? ... Why is it possible to float a pin on the 
surface of water? .... What property of water causes a water droplet to be shaped 
like a dome? [DOC] [TLE] Detergents, soaps and surface tension- Learn Chemistry [PAR] A needle can be carefully floated on a clean water surface and the effect of ... 
clean beaker with purified water, try to float a fine sewing needle on the surface 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Surface Tension - Aerbook [PAR] KEY TERMS, Surface tension: The property of a liquid (possessed by all liquids) 
that ... In both experiments, a needle is made to float on the surface of water in a 
glass. ... than the amount of water it displaces and should sink, it will float 
because of an ... Place the sewing needle on the fork and gently let the fork down 
into the... [DOC] [TLE] Unique Properties of Liquids - 2012 Book Archive [PAR] Similarly, a sewing needle or a paper clip can be placed on the surface of a glass 
of water ... (a) A paper clip can float on water because of surface tension. [DOC] [TLE] WATER PROPERTIES Water is a transparent [PAR] Water is the perfect substance for the water cycle, because it has a high boiling ... 
to itself makes water an excellent substance to float heavy objects on its surface. 
... The surface of water can support small objects like a sewing needle until the... [DOC] [TLE] 11.3: Properties Unique to Liquids - Chemwiki [PAR] The answer lies in a property called surface tension, which depends ... In contrast
, a molecule on the surface experiences a net attraction toward the drop because 
there are no ... Similarly, a sewing needle or a

Question: A sewing needle will float on the surface of water because of this property
Answer: surface tension