What happens when egg is placed in salt water?
What happens when egg is placed in salt water? Materials that are less dense than the liquid they are in will float. For example, an egg floats in salt water because the egg is less dense than the salt water. On the other hand, if an egg is placed in fresh water it sinks to the bottom immediately because the fresh water is less dense. How salty does an egg float in sea? The density of the average egg will be slightly greater than that of water, so it will sink. To make the egg float, we have to make...