Passage VII

When an object floats in a liquid, a fraction of the object extends above the surface of the liquid.

Seven objects with different densities were placed in containers of 4 different liquids. Table 1 lists the objects and their densities, in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³), at 15°C.

Table 2 lists the 4 liquids and their densities, in g/cm³, at 15°C.

Figure 1 shows, for each liquid, a graph of the fraction of each object extending above the liquid's surface versus the object's density, in g/cm³.