A column is filled with four different liquids of different densities. A red liquid, a blue liquid, a green liquid, and a purple liquid are all added into the column. This chart shows the densities of the liquids.

Question

A 2-column table with 4 rows titled densities of liquids. The first column titled Liquids has entries red, blue, green, purple The second column has entries 1.2 grams per centimeter cubed, 1.6 grams per centimeter cubed, 0.8 grams per centimeter cubed, 0.1 grams per centimeter cubed.

In what order would the liquids would arrange themselves, from top to bottom?

blue, red, purple, green.
purple, green, red, blue.
purple, green, blue, red.
blue, red, green, purple.

Answer 1

To determine the order in which the liquids will arrange themselves in the column, we need to consider their densities. Liquids with lower densities will float on top of those with higher densities.

Here are the given densities for the liquids:

• Red liquid: 1.2 g/cm³
• Blue liquid: 1.6 g/cm³
• Green liquid: 0.8 g/cm³
• Purple liquid: 0.1 g/cm³

Now, let's arrange these densities in order from lowest to highest:

1. Purple liquid: 0.1 g/cm³ (lightest)
2. Green liquid: 0.8 g/cm³
3. Red liquid: 1.2 g/cm³
4. Blue liquid: 1.6 g/cm³ (heaviest)

Based on the densities, the order from top to bottom will be:

Purple (0.1 g/cm³) on top, followed by Green (0.8 g/cm³), then Red (1.2 g/cm³), and finally Blue (1.6 g/cm³) at the bottom.

So, the correct order is:

Purple, Green, Red, Blue.