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In salt water the water is more dense but in regular water the water isn't as dense so it couldn't float an object higher than salt water.

More specifically, an object that floats in a liquid exactly displaces an amount of liquid having the same mass as the object. This is called bouyancy. Since the density (mass per volume) of salt water is greater than that of fresh water, an object will displace less volume, i.e. float higher in the salt water, than it would in fresh water.

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How do you know if an object will float or sink in fresh water?

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Why should an object sink in salty water and float in fresh water?

The only possible reason for that would be that after the object floated for a while,the salt ate a hole in it, the water poured into it, and it stopped floating.If the object doesn't corrode, dissolve, or get water-logged, then it might float insalty water and sink in fresh water, because salty water is always more densethan either fresh or distilled water.


Why does ship float higher than in seawater than in fresh water?

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Why does salt water make stuff float than fresh water?

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Do people float more easily in salt water or fresh water?

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

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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.


How do objects float differently in salt water than in fresh water?

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Does an egg float higher in salt water or fresh water?

salt water.


How do objects float higher in salt water?

Objects float higher in salt water due the density caused by the salt, the more salt present in the water the higher the object will float.


Would an object float better in salt water compared to fresh water?

Yes.


Why is it easier to float is salt water than in fresh water?

Because salt water has a higher specific density than fresh water. (Specific gravity of water is like the density of an object.) Imagine floating in fresh water that has a lower specific gravity, like frothy white water in a river. It is very hard to stay above the surface in that water. So you float higher in water that has a higher specific gravity. Another way to put this is that the lower the relative density (your density divided by the specific gravity of water) the easier it will be for you to float. If the Relative Density is greater than one, the object will sink. If it is less than one, the object (you, for example) will float. so much salt lifts you up. try the paper clip and paper towel trick sometime In other words Salt water is heavier than fresh so therefore salt water can make you float.