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Determine whether each substance will sink or float in corn syrup, which has a density of 1.36 g/cm3. Write “sink” or “float” in the blanks. Gasoline:  Water:  Honey:  Titanium:

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Gasoline and water floats, Honey and Titanium sinks.

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Here's what I get

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A substance with ρ < 1.36 g/cm⁻³ will float on corn syrup.

A substance with ρ > 1.36 g/cm⁻³ will sink in corn syrup


\begin{array}{rrr}\textbf{Substance} &amp; \mathbf{\rho/g\cdot \textbf{cm}^(-3)}&amp; \textbf{Sink/Float}\\\text{Gasoline} &amp; 0.75 &amp; \text{Float}\\\text{Water} &amp; 1.00 &amp; \text{Float}\\\text{Corn syrup} &amp; 1.36 &amp; -\\\text{Honey} &amp; 1.42 &amp; \text{Sink}\\\text{Titanium} &amp; 4.54 &amp; \text{Sink}\\\end{array}

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