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Nonexistent ones. Salt water is denser than fresh water, so any object which floats in water will also float in salt water.

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A lot of stuff sink in water, but float in salt water. It also depends on the salt level on the water.

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anything with the less volume of water

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Why does salt water make things float?

salt makes the water denser, so things that are now less dense than the salt water will float


Does objects that float in water float in salt water?

Yes. Salt water has a slightly higher density then fresh water which means its a little easier for things to float in salt water. So if it floats in fresh water it will certainly float in salt water.


Why do things float in salt water but not salt water?

Salt water is denser than fresh (not salt) water.


Why does salt in water make objects float?

Things float in water if they are less dense than the water they are floating in. Putting salt in the water makes it more dense, so things that are a little more dense than ordinary water float in salt water.


Do objects float the same in salt water and fresh water?

objects float better because chemicals help make the objects float higher. the more salt the higher the things go


How does the salinity of the water affect an objects ability to float?

Salt water has salt (!) in it, ego it is denser and takes more weight to displace it; the reason things float in whatever. The denser the liquid, the higher things float


How does salt effect an object float in water?

No, salt gets dissolved in water. Fresh water floats above salt water. In places with little mixing (fjords) there can be a several centimeter thick layer of fresh water above the salt water.


Is salt the reason that things float?

not exactly. things that are less dense than water float. salt makes water more dense and therefore more things can float in it. ============================= (Notice that your rubber duckie floats in the bathtub, even though t here's no salt in your bath.)


Why do things float easier on salt water than fresh water?

density


What things will float in salt water and not in fresh water?

An egg is one such thing.


Why do thing float higher in salt water the?

Due to high density of sea water things float higher in sea water.


How does salt make things float?

It makes the water more dense.