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Chapter 2, Problem 11ST
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The rest position of water, liquid mercury, a piece of fool’s gold and a gold nugget in the given glass cylinder are to be stated.
Concept introduction:
The density is defined as the ratio of the mass of a body to its volume. The density of a substance is temperature dependent. When two immiscible substances are mixed together, then the substance that has low density will float on another substance that has high density.
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