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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.

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