3 simple questions.?

Question

you have a 200 ml beaker with 200ml distilled water. You also have a 400ml beaker with 200ml corn oil.
1- which is more dense, the corn oil or the distilled water?

2- you add a block of softwood to the beaker with the corn oil and a block of softwood to the beaker with the water. what will happen?

3- would the blocks of wood float at the same level in both beakers? why or why not?

Answer 1

1. corn oil is more dense. density of water is 1 g/ml

2. the level of the liquids will rise. depending on how much water displacement there is. which depends on how massive the block of softwood is.

3. no they would not float at the same level because the two liquids have different densities. therefore, the wood will have different reactions in the liquids.

Answer 2

1- Distilled water is more dense.

2- You have already answered question 3- by saying that they would both float.

3- Corn oil is less dense than water, so the softwood would float at a higher level in corn oil than in water.

Answer 3

1. Water is denser than oil
2. The water will overflow it's beaker du to the displacement of the water from the wood block and due to the fact it is already full - 200ml water in a 200ml beaker.
3. The block of wood in the water would float higher until it becomes water-logged and sinks.