Are there any liquids that are less dense but weigh more?

Subject: Are there any liquids that are less dense but weigh more?

Date: Sat Jan 24 21:17:54 2009
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I am a 2nd grade teacher teaching a lesson on liquids.  When a student 
concluded that the water sank because it weighed more than the oil, I want to 
know if he was correct in this conclusion.  I know that it sank because it was 
denser, but since density is mass/volume and you measure liquids in volume, if 
you measure equal volumes of a liquid, is there a liquid that would not sink, 
but weigh more?

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