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Benzene has a specific gravity of 0.88. if it was spilled in a river what would it do?

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As we know,
Density of Benzene = 876 Kg/m³
And,
Density of Water = 997 Kg/m³
So,
Specific Gravity is calculated as,

Specific Gravity = Density of Benzene / Density of Water

Specific Gravity = 876 Kg/m³ / 997 Kg/m³

Specific Gravity = 0.878

Every object having specific gravity less than 1 will float on water and if value is greater than 1 then it will sink.

Benzene being non-polar in nature does not mix with water and due to less density it will float on the surface of water.
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