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Because the orange is more/less dense than the water it is in.

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Does an orange sink in salt water?

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Why does a peeled orange sinks?

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What is pared orange zest?

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Does an orange sink or float?

The orange floats with its' peel, but sinks when the peel is removed.


Why do orange seeds float on sugar water but sink in ordinary water?

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Which is correct Eyes peeled or eyes pealed?

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An unpeeled orange floats in water but a peeled orange sinks why?

The peel of an orange is composed of a layer of air-filled cells that provide buoyancy, causing the unpeeled orange to float. When the orange is peeled, the air-filled cells are removed, making the orange denser and causing it to sink in water.


Orange sink or float?

An Orange with a Skin on will Float- Air will be trapped inside the skin, but an Orange without the skin on, although lighter, has no air trapped, and will, in turn, sink.


What types OF waters will sink a orange?

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