Two identical balls with the same weight fall from the same height at the same time. one of the balls falls into a bucket with water 5 c , the other one into a bucket with water at -5 C. which of the balls will hit the bottom first?

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sriram · Answer

it will land first in the water that is less dense
Now i am not sure which one is less dense as water shows anamolous behaviour

anonymous · Answer

because ice floats on water. so the cooller the less dense

sriram · Answer

i think it is -5

anonymous · Answer

denser things have slower moving atoms, and when you cool something down, the atoms move slower

anonymous · Answer

That's why there can be an absolute 0 in Kelvin- there is no known way possible to get it colder because the atoms are completey stopped

anonymous · Answer

Its obviously 5 c..... -5 c is ice, and balls don't fall through ice last I checked....

anonymous · Answer

@ gandalfwiz so you mean it must be 5c?

anonymous · Answer

aaaaaah. ok.

:-)

sriram · Answer

@ gandalfwiz that is not the reason
the pressure/upthrust is proportional to the density
hence lesser the density the ball goes down faster

anonymous · Answer

didn't think about ice %0

sriram · Answer

pellet i look like a fool with all the reasoning         pelletttttttttttttt

anonymous · Answer

its ok nobody is perfect.

:-)

anonymous · Answer

I love OS lingo :)

anonymous · Answer

thanks for giving me a right answer

anonymous · Answer

which is the correct answer now?

anonymous · Answer

5