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Vinegar dissolves the eggshell. Vinegar contains a chemical named Acetic Acid (about 3% of it is acetic acid), among other things. Egg shells contain calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate in the egg shell reacts with vinegar to form carbon dioxide (can be seen as bubbles in the vinegar). The reaction is: CaCO3+ 2H+ -> Ca+2 + H2O +CO2

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What happens to a raw egg when left in mixture of water and vinegar?

When a raw egg is left in a mixture of water and vinegar, the vinegar dissolves the eggshell which is made of calcium carbonate. This leaves the egg membrane intact, causing it to become rubbery and transparent.


What happens when you put a raw egg in vinegar and then saltwater?

When you put a raw egg in vinegar, the acid in the vinegar dissolves the eggshell. This leaves you with just the egg membrane. When you then place the egg in saltwater, osmosis occurs where water moves from the egg to the saltwater or vice versa depending on the concentration gradient, causing the egg to shrink or swell.


What happens when you put a peeled egg in vinegar?

If it is already boiled nothing will really happen except vinegar eating it up. If it was a raw egg with the shell intact, the vinegar will dissolve the shell and you can watch the proteins get denatured.


Does vinegar make both a raw and a boiled egg bounce?

no.


What do you need to make a bouncy egg?

To make a bouncy egg, you'll need a raw egg, a glass or plastic container, white vinegar, and patience. Simply place the raw egg in the container and cover it with white vinegar. Let it sit for a few days, allowing the vinegar to dissolve the eggshell and leaving you with a bouncy, rubbery egg.


What happens to an egg when placed into sparkling water?

When an egg is placed into sparkling water, the carbon dioxide bubbles in the water adhere to the surface of the egg, creating a fizzy layer around it. This can create a fizzy appearance as the bubbles cling to the eggshell. However, it does not have any significant impact on the egg itself.


How can you make a rubber egg?

To make a rubber egg, you can soak a raw egg in vinegar for a few days. The vinegar will dissolve the eggshell, leaving behind a rubbery membrane that gives the egg a rubber-like texture.


What happen to egg RAW when you put into vinegar in 72 hours?

When you put a raw egg into vinegar for 72 hours, the vinegar dissolves the eggshell due to its acidic nature. This process creates a chemical reaction that causes the eggshell to break down, leaving behind the membrane that holds the egg's contents intact. The egg becomes bouncy and rubbery due to osmosis, as the vinegar solution replaces the water inside the egg.


What happens to a raw egg that is put in rubbing alcohol?

nothing happens


Why does a egg go bouncy when you put it in vinegar?

The vinegar makes the egg soft because, the vinegar has a chemical reaction due to the Carbon Dioxide in the vinegar which has an effect on the egg. That's why the egg's shell dissolves off, and the egg gets soft.Correction:A raw egg will NOT bounce when dropped into vinegar. The egg must sit in vinegar for about 24 hours, so that the vinegar will react with the carbon dioxide in the egg shell, before the egg will become soft and rubbery. See link below.


If you put a raw egg into a jar of vinegar what would happen to the egg?

If you put a raw egg in vinegar, each day the shell will disolve more and more. Finally, at the end of your experiment, your egg should turn out rubbery, and kind of clear. When I say clear, I mean cloudy, but you can still see the yolk. If you want to see what happens, do the experiment yourself, it's interesting! Egg shells are made up of mostly calcium carbonate, which is a base. Vinegar is dilute acetic acid. When you place the egg in the vinegar, the shell (base) and the vinegar (acid) react, and the shell basically dissolves away. What you are left with is the thin membrane that separates the egg whites and yolk from the shell. That's why the egg looks cloudy. The insides of the egg are still intact, just like a regular raw egg. If the egg is brown, the egg will absorb the vinegar, thus causing it to expand. After about 72 hours, the egg will still look the same as 24 hours after you put it in. If you want to have some fun with it, try picking it up with rubber gloves on. It has the same texture as a small water balloon. Throw it in the sink and see what happens. (The egg will burst, leaving a rubbery skin behind along with a perfectly intact yolk.)


What is the conclusion of bouncy egg?

The conclusion for many concerning the bouncy egg experiment is that vinegar does cause the egg to bounce. After soaking a raw egg in its shell in vinegar for a few days, the shell dissolves leaving just the rubbery membrane that can be bounced.