Wednesday, December 23, 2009

What object will float in between rubbing alcohol and water?

I have to create a density ';toy'; in which objects float in their appropriate locations: object 1 should float at the top, object 2 should float on the bottom liquid (meaning in between the two liquids), and object 3 should sink to the bottom. Help me please! :)What object will float in between rubbing alcohol and water?
Sounds like a trick question...rubbing alcohol (80/20 isopropanol/water) is miscible with water, so no definite line of separation is formed.





If you are not limited to alcohol and water, let me know and we will work out a suitable liquid pair.What object will float in between rubbing alcohol and water?
Is this a real experiment? Just experiment to find one that will sink in one liquid but float in the other. It shouldn't be too hard.

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