Gasoline leaking from an underground storage tank will ________.
A. sink past the water table to mix with ground water
B. evaporate entirely to the atmosphere
C. infiltrate to the top of the water table, on which it will float
D. sink to the bottom of the saturated zone without mixing
E. remain trapped in the soils around the tank
Answer: C
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