- The cube will float on top of corn syrup
- Floats in water
- Floats in motor oil
- will sink to the bottom below gasoline
Step-by-step explanation:
The crux of the problem is if the density of the cube would be greater than either of the liquid , it would sink else it will float.
Given data-
Side of the cube- 2cm
Mass= 6.71gm
We know that volume of the cube= side³
Hence volume of cube= 8 cm ³
Density= mass/volume
Hence Density of the cube- 6.71/8= 0.84g/cm³ or 0.84 gm/mL
Now comparing the density of cube with other liquid-
A.) float on corn syrup- Since the density of corn syrup (1.40 gm/ mL) is much greater than cube (0.84 gm/ mL), hence it would float atop the syrup.
B.) Floats in corn syrup- The cube would float on the corn syrup.
C.) Float in water- The cube would float in water since its density (0.84 gm/mL) is less than water (1 gm/mL)
D.) Float in motor oil- It would float in motor oil along the surface since the density is nearly same (0.90 gm/mL)
E.) Float in alcohol- It would sink in alcohol due to greater density(0.80 gm/ mL).
F.) Float in gasoline- It would sink in gasoline since its density is more than that of gasoline (0.67 gm/ mL).
G.) sink at bottom in gasoline- It would sink in gasoline since its density is more than that of gasoline (0.67 gm/ mL).