Rational-radii circles packed along the x-axis

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Q0. Can all rationals in $(0,1)$ be realized at $x$-coordinates of tangent circles in the arrangement below?

I think the answer to Q0 is Yes.


          KissingCircles
          Rationals up to depth $16$.


Q1. What is the ratio of the area covered by the disks touching the $x$-axis in $(0,1)$, and the triangular region between the $x=0$ and $x=1$ circles and the $x$-axis?

Far-fetched:

Q2. Is there any way to use this example to show intuitively that the cardinality of the reals exceeds the cardinality of the rationals.

I think the answer to Q2 is No.