Floating Egg Activity
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Objective: What is the minimum amount of salt added to water will get the egg to float?
Egg Data
Watchglass mass
Egg and watchglass
Egg mass
Egg volume
1. Egg Density
Salt Water Data
Volume of water used
Mass of water used
Mass of salt used
2. Salt water Density
3. Explain why the egg would float in this salt water solution. ( Use numbers; do not use “it” in
your explanation.).
4. If given an egg with a density of 1.12g/mL, how many grams of salt would be needed to float
the egg in 200 mL of water?