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Corn oil, ice, and ethanol are mixed in the same container. What will be the order of the liquids once they settle out from top to bottom ? A. corn oil, ice, ethanol B. ethanol, ice, corn oil C. ice, ethanol, corn oil D. corn oil, ethanol, ice

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The order of the liquids will depend on the density of each of them. The densest will go to the bottom of the container, the least dense will be on top.

Let's see what the density of each of the substances is, let's assume that we are at room temperature.

Ice density = 0.917g/cm^3

Corn oil density =0.925g/cm^3

Ethanol density = 0.789g/cm^3

The order of density from lowest to highest is:

Ethanol < Ice < Corn oil

This will be the order from top to bottom, so the answer will be:

B. ethanol, ice, corn oil C

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