A glass cylinder contains four liquid layers: mercury (d = 13.6 g/mL),chloroform (d = 1.49 g/mL),water (d = 1.00 g/mL),ether (d = 0.708 g/mL).If a gold nugget (d=19.3 g/mL)is dropped into the cylinder,where does it come to rest?

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The gold nugget has a density of 19.3 g/mL, which is higher than the densities of all the liquids in the cylinder. Therefore, it will sink through all the layers and come to rest on the bottom of the cylinder.

A Glass Cylinder Contains Four Liquid Layers: Mercury (D =