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why does an egg float or sink in water

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Why do object flout or sink?

If it is heaver than water (or what ever liquid you put it in) it will sink. Lead will sink. A cork will float.


How do you make an egg sink?

An egg will sink in water but will float in salt water. An egg will sink faster in hot water than it will in cold water.


Why coconut flout on water?

The coconut floats on water because its density is less than the density of the water. Anything with a greater density than water, such as lead, will sink.


Why the egg sink in a fresh water?

An egg sinks in fresh water because its density is higher than that of water. The weight of the egg overcomes the buoyant force exerted by the water, causing it to sink.


Will a hard boild egg sink in vinger or water?

A hard boiled egg will sink in water because it is denser than water. However, it will float in vinegar due to the lower density of vinegar compared to the egg.


Why does boiled egg sink?

An egg sinks if it is more dense than water.


Why does an egg sink in fresh water?

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Why the fresh egg sink in water?

Higher density.


How dense is a normal egg?

It doesn't float or sink in the water that means that the egg has the same density as the water.


How do you know the egg will sink and water will float?

Normaly if an egg floats it is bad and should be discarded. As the egg ages air pockets enter the egg, that's why they float. A change in buoyancy. If the egg is more dense then the water (or whatever liquid it is in), it will sink.


Do eggs sink or float?

The older an egg is the more likely it is to float. If it actually sits on the surface it may actually have gone bad.


What happens when you put an egg in tap water?

When you put an egg in tap water, it will sink to the bottom if it is fresh. Fresh eggs have denser contents, causing them to sink. If it floats, it is an indication that the egg is not as fresh and has probably started to spoil.