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i am doing a project on do eggs float, i have tried salt and sugar, and was wondering if there is a liquid that can make a egg float. can some one help me?

radiant wrote:i am doing a project on do eggs float, i have tried salt and sugar, and was wondering if there is a liquid that can make a egg float. can some one help me?

Eggs float in plain water due to the pocket of air in the egg. Older eggs float, fresh eggs do not. Google for floating eggs and you'll find a lot of information

If you make a solution of sugar or salt so that it is more dense than an egg, it should also float.

Louise