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When equal quantities of an oil, water mercury are poured into a beaker, the order in which the liquids arrange themselves from bottom to top is

A

mercury, water, oil

B

water, mercury, oil

C

water, oil, mercury.

D

mercury, oil water.

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The correct Answer is:
A
`p_("oil")ltp_("water")ltp_(Hg)`.
Thus
oil `to` top layer
water `to` middle layer
mercury `to` bottom layer
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