If cooking oil has a density of 0.92 and ice has a density of 0.92 will the ice

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sink or float in the oil? If cooking oil has a density of 0.92 and ice has a density of 0.92 will the ice sink or float in the oil?

I'm pretty sure it would halfway be above the oil, and halfway below the oil, but I could be wrong.

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This is called neutral buoyancy. If the oil were all exactly 0.92 in density and the ice was exactly 0.92 in density, then the ice would basically sit at whatever depth you put it.

However, density increases slightly with depth and they probably aren't exactly equal to 10 decimal places, so in fact the ice will come to rest at some point where its density most closely matches the density of the oil.
 
They both have the same density. I believe it would be half-way above and half-way below, like your theory.
 
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