​A Hard-Boiled Egg Sinks in Fresh Water but Floats in Salt

question 27

Multiple Choice

​A hard-boiled egg sinks in fresh water but floats in salt water because:

• A) ​salt water has a greater buoyancy than fresh water.
• B) ​the salt water repels the hard-boiled egg making it float.
• C) ​the fresh water absorbs into the hard-boiled egg making it sink.
• D) ​the salt water repels the egg, making it float, and the fresh water absorbs into the egg, making it sink.

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