Whats heavier water or alcohol?

[sMiLeYz]

settling a bet with a buddy... I said i thought alcohol was heavier.

 

[VB]

Well, when I'm drunk, I can't swim for sh!t, so make your own conclusions.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Water. IIRC, the density of Alcohol is 0.7 something.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
settling a bet with a buddy... I said i thought alcohol was heavier.

Did your buddy bet that water was heavier?

If so, you're both idiots. A pound of water is just as heavy as a pound of alcohol.
/end thread.

 

[wasserkool]

alcolhol is heavier

if you pour 99% isopropyl alcohol in water, you can see the different phase and the alcohol settling at the bottom

 

[Eli]

Water

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Water.

 

[Yossarian451]

Densities @ 20 C

Ethanol 789 kg/m3
Isobutyl Alcohol 801.60
Isopropyl Alcohol 785.40
Methanol 791.30
Water, pure 998.2 (1000.00 @ 4 C)

Thanks enjoy chemistry one day.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
settling a bet with a buddy... I said i thought alcohol was heavier.

Did your buddy bet that water was heavier?

If so, you're both idiots. A pound of water is just as heavy as a pound of alcohol.
/end thread.

Incidentally, if you're talking about density, which I would imagine you meant, the density of water is approximately 1000kg per cubic meter (at 4 degrees celsius. colder or warmer, the density is a little bit lower)

The density of ethyl alcohol is 785.06 kilograms per cubic meter. Methyl (wood) alcohol is 786.51. And, the density of propyl alcohol is 799.96 kilograms per cubic meter. Each of these densities is for 25 degrees Celsius.

edit: so, since you lost, argue that it's a tie since neither is "heavier"

 

[KLin]

What's heavier? A pound of water or a pound of alcohol?

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: VB
Well, when I'm drunk, I can't swim for sh!t, so make your own conclusions.

:laugh: