Describe the process of flotation and explain what it is used for.

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Flotation is a process used to compare the densities of glass samples. In flotation, a standard/reference glass particle is immersed in a liquid. The composition of the liquid is carefully adjusted until the glass remains suspended in the liquid. Glass chips of approximately the same size and shape as the standard/reference are then added to the liquid for comparison. If both the unknown and the standard/reference particles remain suspended in the liquid, their densities are equal to each other and to that of the liquid. Particles of different densities either sink or float, depending on whether they are more or less dense than the liquid.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Officers who see crime control as their primary role are more likely to end a dispute with force or an arrest than with an attempt to settle it verbally with mediation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Crimes that threaten a government's survival are:

A. political crimes. B. property crimes. C. crimes against persons. D. crimes by gender.

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Karen is browsing around a public library. She has no library card nor does she have permission to borrow books, yet she leaves with several books under her arm. At Karen’s trial for petit theft, she claims that she had an “irresistible impulse” to

take the books. In a state that follows the M’Naghten Rule, Karen has a good defense of ______. a. mistake of law b. insanity c. mistake of fact d. None of these

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