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The higher the salt content in water the more an object will float. Check the related links for a science experiment that will also help you to experience how this works.
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Why does the egg float in the water?
There is a small air-sac at one one of the egg (intended to supply air to a developing embryo) - that makes it buoyant.
How does the density of the egg compare with the density of the plain water?
A fresh chicken egg will sink, an old egg will float. The egg has an air pocket in the blunt end that grows as the egg dries out.
What is in the orange juice that can make the egg float?
The pulp of the orange give a high density to the juice and eggs float.
Why fresh egg sinks in water?
Though each egg contains a small air space, it is not usually big enough to act like a float, so the egg sinks. A bad egg will produce gases as the egg decomposes inside the shell. As these gases take on a larger volume, so the egg will float.
Can you make a balloon that float in air?
Fill a balloon part way with helium, make an animal out of it and have it float.
Why does the egg float?
cause in the egg-shell there is air ! !
What caused the egg to float?
If you mean an egg in the shell, there is a small amount of air in the shell along with the egg. That acts as a float.
Will salt make an egg float?
yes, salt will make a egg float in water not on a table though
What other substances will make an egg float?
An egg will float in anything with a density greater than an egg.
What does salt have that can make an egg float?
it has density when dissolved in water making an egg float.
Is it possible to make a boiled egg float?
A boiled egg will float in salt water.
How can you make a egg float on air?
It's not possible to levitate objects at this time. Perhaps in the future, we can learn how to do this.
Why does an egg float in a beaker of water?
Eggs are porous. The older the egg the more air contained within the egg shell. As the albumen inside the egg dries out with age, it is replaced by air. Fresh eggs will not float.
Do salt and sugar and flour make a egg float?
no, because the egg is heavy and not light witch is causing it not to float and it will be harder to float and if an egg is boil anything can cause an egg to float
2 paragraphs of how to make an egg float?
Only a boiled egg can float. (not the hard ones
What is in the salt water why the egg float?
Salt water have a higher density.So it can produce enough upthrust to make the egg float.
How many teaspoons of vinegar does it take to make an egg to float?
The density of the average egg will be slightly greater than water, so it will sink. To make the egg float, make the water more dense by adding salt. For one cup of water, adding three tablespoons of salt should be about enough to make the egg float.
