A Glass Cylinder Contains Four Liquid Layers: Mercury (D =

question 121

Multiple Choice

A glass cylinder contains four liquid layers: mercury (d = 13.6 g/mL) ,chloroform (d = 1.49 g/mL) ,water (d = 1.00 g/mL) ,ether (d = 0.708 g/mL) .If a gold nugget (d=19.3 g/mL) is dropped into the cylinder,where does it come to rest?

• A)on top of the ether layer
• B)on top of the water layer
• C)on top of the chloroform layer
• D)on top of the mercury layer
• E)on the bottom of the cylinder

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