Four different liquid substances (fresh water, oil, mercury, blood) of equal volumes are placed in one transparent rectangular container. The mixture formed distinct layers. How will the layers be arranged from top to bottom?
1 Answer
May 21, 2018
The layers will be arranged according to density.
Explanation:
Mercury has the greatest density so mercury will be on the bottom
Blood is a mixture of water, red and white blood cells, plasma, disosolved substances like sugar, fats, and proteins.
This mixture has a higher density than fresh water about 1.4 g/ml
compare to fresh water 1g/ml
Fresh water will be third with a density that is less than oil
Oil floats on water because its density is less than water
So the layers will be Mercury, Blood, Fresh Water, Oil
