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A bean is mostly made out of fresh water. Fresh water is less dense than salt water. Hence, the bean floats.
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∙ 11y agoCarrots float in a salt solution because they are less dense than the salt solution.
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Carrots in salt would it be hyptonic or hypertonic?
hypertonic
What will happen to a cell dropped into a solution of hypertonic salt water?
A cell immersed is a hypertonic solution will tend to lose water to the solution and shrink.
What type of solution will cause water to move into a cell?
The terms associated with this phenomenon can be quite difficult to get the grasp of for some reason or another to all students. The best way I can describe this is by starting with the solution. By definition of a solution you have a solute and a solvent. The solute is the substance with the lesser concentration. ( e.g. if you have a solution of Salt Water The NaCl (table salt) is dissolved into the H2O( water) since the Salt is being dissolved it is the solute. If you have 2 solutions of salt water Solution A : 10% salt; 90% Water Solution B : 30% salt and 70% water. The two solutions are obiviouslty not equal in proprtion (if they were they would be Isotonic [ equal concentration amounts of water in both solutions]) A Hypertonic Solution Means that it has a higher concentration of solute then the solution in comparison. in this case the solution B would be hypertonic to Solution A. This because the Solute concentration is higher in B than A. Solution B is the hypotonic to solution A because it has a lower concentration of solute. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration so since Solution B has a lower concentration of water Solution A will pass water into it going from hypotonic to hypertonic.
What is a solution with the same concentration of water and solutes as inside a cell resulting in the cell retaining its normal shape because there is no net movement of water?
Isotonic solution.Common table salt when added to water is an example of a solute. For example, salt crystals (the solute) are the part of salt water (a solution) which has changed its state when added to water (the solvent).
What kind of solution causes the cell to shrink?
salt water. this will cause the cell to lose it's water osmotically resulting in it becoming plasmolysedA hypertonic solution
Can an egg float on salt water and why?
Yes, a raw egg will float if the salt concentration is high enough. This is possible because adding salt creates a solution with a greater density than water. As more salt is added, the density of the solution increases. At a certain point, the density of the solution becomes greater than the density of the raw egg, allowing the egg to float in the solution.*This experiment is a very good demonstration of the principle of buoyancy.
Does salt float?
no, salt is more dense than water. It can mix in with water also, creating a solution.
Does egg always float in salt water?
An egg will float in salt water depending on the amount of salt found in the water because this increases the density of the solution. The density of salt water should always be higher than the density of the egg in order for it to float.
How is salt important in making heavy objects float?
dissolved salt increases the density of solution than the density of heavy metal, which help the heavy substance to float
What do you do to make an egg float?
You have to increase the specific gravity of the solution in which you are trying to float the egg. You do this by adding solutes to the solution. There is a very old cooks saying that brine (salt water) used for pickling should be "strong enough to float an egg".
What will happen to a wilt carrot if placed in salt water and return to find it fresh and firm?
The carrots were rehydrated in the solution.
Why does adding a salt solution to the saponification mixture cause the salt to precipitate?
Adding salt the density of the solution increase and the soap precipitate and float; the process is called "salting out".
Explain why an egg sinks in fresh water but floats in a strong solution of salt?
One substance will float on another if its density is less. By adding salt you are increasing the density of the solution. As you add salt, at some point the density of the solution will reach and then exceed the density of the egg
Does dissolved salt float in a cup of water?
You can dissolve 1/4 cup of salt in one cup of water. Slightly (10%) more if the water is boiling.
Why does an egg floats in salt solution but not in fresh water?
Because the salt increases water density making it possible the egg to float. (If it really happens)
Why does salt float?
Salt is soluble in water, doesn't float.
Is it easier to sink or float in salt water?
it is easier to float, salt water has a higher density. The more salt, the easier it is to float.
