An Egg Is Placed at the Bottom of a Bowl

question 87

Multiple Choice

An egg is placed at the bottom of a bowl filled with water. Salt is slowly added to the water until the egg rises and floats. From this experiment, one concludes

• A) salt sinks to the bottom.
• B) the density of salt water exceeds the density of egg.
• C) buoyant force does not always act upward.
• D) calcium in the egg shell is repelled by sodium chloride.

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