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Because the salt increases water density making it possible the egg to float.

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Will a ball float higher in salt or fresh water?

Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water is, because salt water is slightly more dense. -- Anything that floats in salt water will float higher than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that sinks in salt water will sink slower than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that just barely floats in salt water may possibly sink in fresh water.


Does objects that float in water float in salt water?

Yes. Salt water has a slightly higher density then fresh water which means its a little easier for things to float in salt water. So if it floats in fresh water it will certainly float in salt water.


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

One substance will float on another if its density is less. By adding salt you are increasing the density of the solution. As you add salt, at some point the density of the solution will reach and then exceed the density of the egg


Will hydrometer float higher in fresh air or salt water and why?

The hydrometer will float higher in salt water because salt water is denser than fresh air. The buoyant force acting on the hydrometer is determined by the density of the fluid it is placed in, so it will float higher in salt water compared to fresh air.


Will oil settle faster in salt water or fresh water?

Oil will generally settle faster in salt water compared to fresh water, as the higher density of salt water makes it more effective at breaking up and dispersing oil droplets. This is why oil spills in oceans or seas can have a more immediate and severe impact compared to spills in freshwater bodies.

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Why does egg sink in fresh water but in salt water it floats?

Salt water is denser than fresh.


Can float on water?

Of course. Fresh water floats on salt water, warmer water floats on cooler water, and ice floats on any water.


Why do carrots float in salt solution?

Carrots float in salt solution because the salt increases the density of the water, causing the carrot to float. This is due to the principle of buoyancy, where objects with lower density than the surrounding liquid will float.


Will a ball float higher in salt or fresh water?

Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water is, because salt water is slightly more dense. -- Anything that floats in salt water will float higher than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that sinks in salt water will sink slower than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that just barely floats in salt water may possibly sink in fresh water.


Why does red melted ice cubes stay on top of salt water?

It's not the color that is significant, its the fresh water that the ice cubes were made with. Salt water is heavier than fresh water so the fresh water floats a top the salt water.


Is saltwater a solution or solute?

Saltwater is a solution because you can get fresh water and some salt and mix it and then you get saltwater.


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.


How can water float on water?

freeze water as ice cubes then put it on water and it floats Liquid fresh water floats on salt water Warm water floats on cold water (water's greatest density is when it is 4 degrees Celsius).


Do pieces of ice float in salt water?

I think that salty ice cube do float in water because ice bergs float it water and they're made of salty water. i think i depends on the density (Amount of salt) in the ice


Why do the object floats more in salt water sea than to the fresh water?

Water displacement. :\ less resistance in clean water.


Why egg floats in concentrated salt water?

Egg floats only when the density of the salt solution is almost equal to the density of the egg.The density is made equal by making the salt solution saturaed i.e by adding more salt so that the net mass increases and thus increasing the density. Thus by displacing a small amount of water,the egg floats


Does objects that float in water float in salt water?

Yes. Salt water has a slightly higher density then fresh water which means its a little easier for things to float in salt water. So if it floats in fresh water it will certainly float in salt water.