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What else besides an egg float in salt water and sinks in fresh water?
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∙ 15y ago
It depends entirely on the amount of salt in the water. Pure water has a density of 1 kg/L. Any item that is less dense than 1 kgL, will float. Items with a greater density will sink. As you increase the salinity of water, the density of the salt adds to the water's density. The Dead Sea, for example, has a high saline level (31%) and it's density is 1.24kg/L. An average sized person can easily float in these waters.
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In which container did the egg float saly water or fresh water?
salty
Why does a thumbtack sink inwater?
Huh, can't you float a thumbtack in water? If it sinks, it means that the amount of water displaced weighs less than the tack.
What things will float in salt water and not in fresh water?
An egg is one such thing.
Does sponge sink in water?
Objects float or sink because of their density. An example of an object with low density is a sponge, as it has loads of air bubbles in it, and will float. An example of an object with high density is a brick. This is because the brick doesn't have any air trapped in it, it is "packed in", and is more dense than water, therefore it will sink.
Why do boats float better in salt water rather than fresh water?
Boats float better in salt water because salt water is denser than fresh water. The higher salinity of salt water increases the buoyant force that supports the boat, making it easier for the boat to float. In comparison, fresh water has a lower density, resulting in less buoyancy and potentially making it more difficult for boats to float.
Will an egg float in salt water or tap water?
Eggs float in salt water but not in tap water, which is a fresh water. This is because salt water is more dense than fresh water.
Why a perspex block sinks in fresh water but will float in very salty water?
salt water is denser than fresh water so it will produce more upthrust due to Archimedes principle
How does an air craft carrier float in fresh water when a penny sinks in fresh water?
aboat floats because it displaces it,s weight in water when that happens it stops sinking a penny cannot displace it,s weight in water so it sinks hope you understand
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.
Does Egg Float In Salt Water Or Fresh Water?
Fresh eggs float in salt water because the density of salt water is more than the density of the egg. But fresh eggs do not float in fresh water because the density of water is less than that of the egg. Salt increases the density of water.
Does mercury float on water?
No, it sinks.
Does caesium float in water?
sinks
Does sago float in water?
No, Sago sinks in water.
Do eggs sink or float?
The older an egg is the more likely it is to float. If it actually sits on the surface it may actually have gone bad.
Can a coin float in a cup of water?
No, it sinks.
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.
Is it eaiser to float in salt water than fresh water?
It is easier to float in salt water than in fresh water.
