more info: what I want to know is if I change the shape of the conainer of the one ounce above the water line so the original height of 5" is now say two inches but still holds one ounce will the oil still sink to 5"?
Its my understanding the above equation only works for a column.
take a glass of water and place a straw in it. Now put oil in the staw.
the amount of oil above the water is given by the equation.
ex)
density of oil=d1(.5)
density of water d2(1)
height of oil column = H(10")
d1/d2 x H = amount of oil under water line(x) x=5"...