The liquid in which iron can float is:

Water

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Kerosene

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Mercury

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Glycerine

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Solution

The correct option is C Mercury
Objects having a density less than that of the liquid in which they are immersed, float on the surface of the liquid. If the density of the object is more than the density of the liquid in which it is immersed then it sinks into the liquid.
The density of iron is less than the density of mercury. Iron floats on mercury.

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