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Given the following list of densities, which materials would float in a molten vat of lead provided that they do not themselves melt? Densities (g/mL): lead = 11.4, glass = 2.6, gold = 19.3, charcoal = 0.57, platinum = 21.4. gold and platinum glass and charcoal gold, platinum, glass and coal gold and charcoal none of the above

          Given the following list of densities, which materials would float in a molten vat of lead provided that they do not themselves melt? Densities (g/mL): lead = 11.4, glass = 2.6, gold = 19.3, charcoal = 0.57, platinum = 21.4.
gold and platinum
glass and charcoal
gold, platinum, glass and coal
gold and charcoal
none of the above

Given the following list of densities, which materials would float in a molten vat of lead provided that they do not themselves melt? Densities (g/mL): lead = 11.4, glass = 2.6, gold = 19.3, charcoal = 0.57, platinum = 21.4.
gold and platinum
glass and charcoal
gold, platinum, glass and coal
gold and charcoal
none of the above

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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Given the following list of densities, which materials would float in a molten vat of lead provided that they do not themselves melt? Densities (g/mL): lead = 11.4, glass = 2.6, gold = 19.3, charcoal = 0.57, platinum = 21.4. gold and platinum glass and charcoal gold, platinum, glass and charcoal gold and charcoal none of the above