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Densities of the alcohols

It is essential that chemists remember the density of water - it is exactly 1 g cm-3. Using this information you should be able to decide whether the following alcohols will sink or float (of course, they may dissolve!):

Alcohol

density (g cm-3)

Alcohol

density (g cm-3)

Methanol

0.793

Ethanol

0.789

Propan-1-ol

0.804

Butan-1-ol

0.810

Pentan-1-ol

0.815

Hexan-1-ol

0.820

Heptan-1-ol

0.822

Octan-1-ol

0.826


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