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A fresh chicken egg will sink, an old egg will float. The egg has an air pocket in the blunt end that grows as the egg dries out.

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What makes the egg float in the salt water?

Well... The salt in the water makes the egg float because the water becomes more dense than just plain water


How can an egg float on water?

an egg floats on water because the density of water is lower than the density of the egg.


Does eggs float better on salt water or fresh water?

Eggs will float better in saltwater because the salt makes the water denser, causing the egg to float more easily. In freshwater, the egg may sink or not float as readily due to the lower density of the water.


What is the density of an egg and salt?

Salt water has a higher density than the egg.


Why does it take 5 teaspoons to float an egg?

The five teaspoons of salt dissolved in the water increase the density of the water. Once the density of the water is greater than the density of the egg, the egg will float.


How do you float yard eggs?

An egg float on salted water because the density of the egg is lower the the density of this water.


Does Egg Float In Salt Water Or Fresh Water?

Fresh eggs float in salt water because the density of salt water is more than the density of the egg. But fresh eggs do not float in fresh water because the density of water is less than that of the egg. Salt increases the density of water.


Why does an egg float in the glass of salt water?

By adding salt to water, you are increasing the density of the water (essentially how much "stuff" that is in the water). When the density of the salt water becomes greater than the density of the egg, the egg becomes more positively buoyant and will float instead of sink.


How does the density of an egg in water affect its buoyancy?

The density of an egg in water affects its buoyancy because if the egg is denser than water, it will sink. If the egg is less dense than water, it will float. Buoyancy is the upward force that a fluid exerts on an object, and it depends on the density of the object compared to the density of the fluid.


Can an egg float the most on plain water or on water with salt?

The egg will be more bouyant in salt water.


An egg sinks in fresh water but floats in a strong solution of salt why?

because following the density principle, the density of the egg compared to the density of the tap water is lesser....(the density principle states that an object or substance with lesser density will float on the surface of the substance or object which has the greater density...).....now,,,with salt,,, salt makes the density of the tap water to increase and increases also the salinity of the water making the egg float because the density of the water with salt is now greater than the density of the egg.... An egg will float when the density of the water is greater than the density of the egg. Adding salt increases the density of a salt water solution. Whether the egg floats or sinks depends on the condition of the egg as well as the amount of salt in the water. If an object is LESS dense than the solution that it is in, then it WILL float. If an object is MORE dense than the solution it is in, then it WILL NOT float. An egg is more dense than regular water; therefore, the egg will sink. But when you add salt to the water, you are making the solution more dense. The salt water's density becomes greater to the point that it is more dense than the egg. Because the egg is now LESS dense than the water, it floats.


Why did an egg float when the salt is added to the water?

When salt is added to water, the density of water increases. Therefore the density of egg becomes less than the density of water therefore it begins to float in water.