A popular science demonstration is to take several liquids that will not mix together and
"stack" these liquids in a tall glass cylinder. Suppose the following three liquids were placed in the same tall, narrow glass cylinder:
SUBSTANCE
vinegar motor oil corn syrup
DENSITY
g/ml
1.01
0.87
1.36
These liquids would stack in which order?
The liquids would stack in the following order from bottom to top:
1. Motor oil (0.87 g/mL)
2. Corn syrup (1.36 g/mL)
3. Vinegar (1.01 g/mL)