Explain some organic solvents are heavier than water

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Some organic solvents are heavier than water and some are lighter than water. If you were given a test tube filled with a heterogeneous mixture of two liquids, one layer which is water and the other an organic solvent, how do you test to see which clear, colorless liquid is water?

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