Equal volumes of oil and water are taken in two glasses and weighed.

What is the likely outcome?

Oil weighs more.

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Water weighs more.

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Both oil and water weigh the same.

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Water weighs less when heated.

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Solution

The correct option is B Water weighs more.
Oil floats on water. Hence, it has less density than water. So, for equal volumes of oil and water, water weighs more than oil.

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Equal volumes of oil and water are taken in two glasses and weighed. What is the likely outcome?

The correct option is B Water weighs more.Oil floats on water. Hence, it has less density than water. So, for equal volumes of oil and water, water weighs more than oil.

Equal volumes of oil and water are taken in two glasses and weighed.

What is the likely outcome?

The correct option is B Water weighs more.
Oil floats on water. Hence, it has less density than water. So, for equal volumes of oil and water, water weighs more than oil.