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it is easier to float, salt water has a higher density. The more salt, the easier it is to float.

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What can float in salt water but sink in fresh water?

i think it is ppeople because they float in salt water and sink in fresh water.


Do you float or sink in salt water?

You are more likely to float in salt water than in freshwater due to the increased density of salt water. The salt makes the water denser, providing more buoyancy and making it easier for objects, including humans, to float on its surface.


Is it easier to float or sink in salty water?

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If you float in salt water what will you do in fresh water?

If you just barely float in salt water, you will sink in fresh water.


Why do humans float easier in salt water compared to fresh water?

Humans float easier in salt water compared to fresh water because salt water is denser due to the presence of dissolved salt, which increases buoyancy. This higher density helps to support the body, making it easier to stay afloat. Additionally, the salt in the water makes the body more buoyant and less likely to sink.


What is it easier to float in salt water than fresh water?

Because salt water is denser. If you pour salt water and fresh water [one with food coloring] into a glass, the salt water will sink below the fresh water. You are only a bit denser than salt water.


Why can crude oil float in salt water but sink in fresh water?

because of the salt in the water


Why does a carrot float in salt water but sink in fresh water?

A carrot will float in salt water because salt water is denser than the carrot. This creates buoyant force that allows the carrot to float. In fresh water, the carrot is denser than the water, causing it to sink.


Is it easier to float in the Pacific Ocean or in Lake Tahoe?

The Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake has such a high salt concentration that it is easy to float. In fact, the old slogan of the Saltair Resort (a tourist spot at the Great Salt Lake) was "Try to Sink!!"


What makes an object float in salt water and sink in fresh water?

the salt water is denser because of the salt


Why does an egg sink in water but float in salt water?

Salt water is denser than pure water.


Do people sink or float in salt water?

depends on the concentration of salt. The higher the concentration of salt the more likely you are to float.