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Differential Floatation

T.4.2 Differential Floatation

See T.l.9. Four immiscible fluids float one above the other - mercury, carbon tetrachloride, water, and naphtha. Small masses - aluminum, plastic, hardwood, and balsa - lowered into the fluids float at the four interfaces.

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