A 2-column table with 4 rows. The first column titled substances has entries gasoline, water, honey, titanium. The second column titled density has entries 0.77 grams per centimeter cubed, 1.00 grams per centimeter cubed, 1.38 grams per centimeter cubed, 4.43 grams per centimeter cubed.

Question

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:

Answer 1

To determine whether each substance will sink or float in corn syrup (density = 1.36 g/cm³), we compare the densities of the substances with that of corn syrup. A substance will float if its density is less than that of corn syrup and will sink if its density is greater than that of corn syrup.

1. Gasoline: 0.77 g/cm³ (less than 1.36 g/cm³) - float
2. Water: 1.00 g/cm³ (less than 1.36 g/cm³) - float
3. Honey: 1.38 g/cm³ (greater than 1.36 g/cm³) - sink
4. Titanium: 4.43 g/cm³ (greater than 1.36 g/cm³) - sink

So the answers are:

• Gasoline: float
• Water: float
• Honey: sink
• Titanium: sink