I have a container that itself floats on water. The container has two compartments. The first contains pure Hydrogen at sea level pressure. The other is a vacuum… no air at all. Why would one side float while the other sinks? I’ve got it in my head that the vacuum side is neutral when it comes to weight, or that Hydrogen is somehow lighter.
Would it be different with 25% normal air in each side?
In: Chemistry
Keep in mind that floating isn’t really an upwards force so much as it’s a lack of a downwards force. Everything else in the world has a greater downwards force (weight) so the container gets shoved out of the way.
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