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You can put an egg and put a baggie of salt water in a container full of Mercury at room temperature and pressure. They'll float However, if you are asking how an egg can float in salt water, that's an ENTIRELY different question. Something floats if and only if it pushes more than it's weight in water (or what ever you're trying to float something in... including air) out of the way while submerged in it. So if the egg won't float in regular water, why not? Because it does not push it's own weight in water out of the way (ie. it is MORE dense than the water). So, what can we do..... make the egg less dense, or MAKE THE WATER HEAVIER. Adding salt to the water makes it more dense (heavier per unit volume). So now the egg has to push a smaller volume of the salt water out of the way before it pushes it's own weight in water out of the way. The egg will float to a level where the same weight of water is displaced by the egg. Then when gravity tries to push the egg under more, gravity will also push the water down, which will in turn push the egg back up until the amount of water displaced weighs less than the egg. It'll kind of bob there (even microscopically) until you pull it out.
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What happens to an egg when placed in salt water?
The egg will decrease in size (water will exit) if the shell is removed by some means before the egg is placed in the solution. If the shell has not been removed, however, not much will happen as the shell is basically impermeable.
Osmosis and raw egg and salt?
Osmosis only apply to water, the word your looking for is Diffusion
What would happen after 5 minutes when a deshelled raw egg is put in water?
It is an isotonic solution. That's why there is no change in egg.
What happens to a raw egg when left in mixture of water and vinegar?
It explodes and kills you and your family.
When a raw shell-less egg was placed in sugar solution the egg shrank. The egg was brought back to its original size by placing it in water. Which process does the experiment demonstrate?
osmosis
Will a raw egg float better in salt water or fresh water?
salt water
Can a raw salt water float in salt water?
No, a raw egg can not float in salt water, but if you hard boil it will because it is denser and therefor becomes more buoyant.
Can a boiled egg float better in salt water or fresh water?
Because the density of the egg is lower than the density of the saltwater Because the density of the egg is lower than the density of the saltwater
A raw egg sinks when places in a beaker of tap water If enough salt is dessolved in the water the egg will ultimately float?
Yes.
How can salt float a raw egg?
because nothing is in the egg yolk
What happens when you put a raw egg in vinegar and then saltwater?
The vinegar will disintegrate the egg shell and the salt will suck out all the water and shrivel the egg.
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.
Why doesn't the raw egg float in salt water?
basicllay the salty water has more pressure energy which forms a pressure intense in the water so the raw eggs will not flow! THXZ
Is a raw egg more dense than a boiled egg?
The density of an egg that I boiled was 1.02 * density of tap water. The density of a raw egg was 1.06 * the density of tap water. The mass of the egg did not change so the volume increased slightly. With a raw egg and a boiled egg covering in water, if you add salt and mix slowly you find that the boiled egg will float first and if you continue to add salt you get both to float. Interestingly, recipes for making a brine solution for food preparation frequently tell you to put a raw egg in water and add enough salt in solution to make the egg float. This assures enough salt for a good brine solution.
Why doesn't an egg float in sugar water?
Raw egg only floats in water if it is spoiled if it's boiled. Boiled eggs float too, since the egg's mass is now lesser than the water's density. When you boil, it makes the volume greater & the density lesser.
What does salt do to a raw egg?
Salt makes a raw egg salty.
What happens to an egg when placed in salt water?
The egg will decrease in size (water will exit) if the shell is removed by some means before the egg is placed in the solution. If the shell has not been removed, however, not much will happen as the shell is basically impermeable.
