A piece of glass is immersed in a liquid.It proceeds to float on the liquid's surface.This shows that the density of the glass is ________ the density of the liquid.

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The glass is floating, which means the buoyant force acting on the glass must be equal to or greater than its weight. This can only happen if the density of the glass is less than the density of the liquid it is in, as objects float if they are less dense than the liquid they are in. Therefore, the correct answer is B, less than.

A Piece of Glass Is Immersed in a Liquid