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Why does the boiled egg sink?

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Depends on the egg, those with hard shells are not permeable to water so they wouldn't gain mass. In other cases, if there's a higher concentration of solutes in an egg in an environment, then water naturally goes in unless there are mechanisms to constantly remove water.

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An egg sinks if it is more dense than water.

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By osmotic pressure difference it takes up water from pure water, but gives off water to a more salty solution.

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The density of a fresh egg is higher than the density of water.

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The density of the egg is higher than the density of water.

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