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Yes salt sinks in oil and dissolves in water taking a portion of oil with the salt.
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What can float in salt water but sink in fresh water?
i think it is ppeople because they float in salt water and sink in fresh water.
Is it easier to sink or float in salt water?
it is easier to float, salt water has a higher density. The more salt, the easier it is to float.
If you float in salt water what will you do in fresh water?
If you just barely float in salt water, you will sink in fresh water.
Why can crude oil float in salt water but sink in fresh water?
because of the salt in the water
What makes an object float in salt water and sink in fresh water?
the salt water is denser because of the salt
Why does an egg sink in water but float in salt water?
Salt water is denser than pure water.
Do people sink or float in salt water?
depends on the concentration of salt. The higher the concentration of salt the more likely you are to float.
Does salt water float or sink?
S-I-N-K .
Will a ball float higher in salt or fresh water?
Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water is, because salt water is slightly more dense. -- Anything that floats in salt water will float higher than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that sinks in salt water will sink slower than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that just barely floats in salt water may possibly sink in fresh water.
How do you make an egg sink?
An egg will sink in water but will float in salt water. An egg will sink faster in hot water than it will in cold water.
Which object will sink in simple water and float in salty water?
A Rock would obviously sink in water and a egg would float in salt water Believe it or not bowling balls that are denser than water float!
Does copper wire sink or float?
A short piece may be supported by the surface tension of water, but a coil of copper wire would sink.
