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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 sea water freezes faster than fresh water?
sea water doesnt freeze faster than fresh water, fresh water freezes faster than sea water as it has a lower freezing point than sea water has as sea water contains salt which makes the boiling/freezing points increase therefore making the sea water freeze at a lower temperature.
Will oil settle faster in salt water or fresh water?
oil doesn't settle in salt water nor fresh water, it floats to the top
What is the upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object?
the weight water displaced (volume of the object times 62.4 for fresh water) minus the weight of the object in air
Why does salt water make stuff float than fresh water?
Salt water has a greater density than fresh water. So the same object will foat higher in salt water than in fresh, and some things will foat in salt water that are too dense to float in fresh water.
Does salt water or fresh water melt faster?
Most probably , it would be fresh water. This is because since there is no salt which would keep the cold , the fresh water would melt faster.
What evaporates faster polluted water or fresh water?
Fresh water evaporate faster.
Would an aluminum can dissolve faster in fresh water or salt water?
Salt water
Why does salty water evaporates faster than fresh water?
Fresh water is evaporated faster.
Does oil and water evaporate faster than fresh water?
Fresh water is evaporated faster.
Does sugar dissolve faster in salt or fresh water?
I would think it would dissolve faster in fresh water, as the fresh water doesn't have anything dissolved in it yet whereas the salt water has dissolved salts and so less room for the sugar molecules. A. yes; sugar does dissolve faster than salt does, in fresh water.
Will fresh water or salt evaporate faster?
At the same temperature fresh water evaporates faster.
What cools faster salt water or fresh water?
fresh water
Which freeze faster fresh water or salt water?
Fresh water.
Does fresh water or milk evaporate faster?
fresh water
What frezes faster salt or fresh water?
Fresh water.
Would an object float better in salt water compared to fresh water?
Yes.
