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Does Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) float on water? salt water? hot water?

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For the given question above, Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is a resin of a polyester family making it an organic molecule. Its density is 1.40 g/cm³. The other choices are water (density of 1.00 g/cm³), seawater (1.025 g/cm³), and hot water (less than 1.00 g/cm³). Being that PET is the most dense in relation to the three aforementioned liquids, it would not float atop any. I hope this helps.
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