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The document describes how to make an egg float in salt water. When an egg is placed in a glass of water with salt water on the bottom and fresh water on top, the egg will sink through the fresh water and float in the salt water due to the higher density of the salt water. Salt water is denser than fresh water so objects can float more easily in it.

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The document describes how to make an egg float in salt water. When an egg is placed in a glass of water with salt water on the bottom and fresh water on top, the egg will sink through the fresh water and float in the salt water due to the higher density of the salt water. Salt water is denser than fresh water so objects can float more easily in it.

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Make an Egg Float in Salt Water An egg sinks to the bottom if you drop it into a glass of ordinary drinking

water but what happens if you add salt? The results are very interesting and can teach you some fun facts

about density. What you'll need:


One egg Water Salt A tall drinking glass

Instructions: 1. Pour water into the glass until it is about half full. 2. Stir in lots of salt (about 6 tablespoons). 3. Carefully pour in plain water until the glass is nearly full (be careful to not disturb or mix the salty water with the plain water). 4. Gently lower the egg into the water and watch what happens.

What's happening? Salt water is denser than ordinary tap water, the denser the liquid the easier it is for an object to float in it. When you lower the egg into the liquid it drops through the normal tap water until it reaches the salty water, at this point the water is dense enough for the egg to float. If you were careful when you added the tap water to the salt water, they will not have mixed, enabling the egg to amazingly float in the middle of the glass.

Mixing Oil and Water Some things just don't get along well with each other. Take oil and water as an example, you can mix them together and shake as hard as you like but they'll never become friends.....or will they? Take this fun experiment a step further and find out how bringing oil and water together can help you do your dishes.

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ll soft drink bottle er d colouring blespoons of cooking oil h washing liquid or detergent

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a few drops of food colouring to the water. r about 2 tablespoons of the coloured water along with the 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the small soft k bottle. w the lid on tight and shake the bottle as hard as you can. he bottle back down and have a look, it may have seemed as though the liquids were mixing together but oil will float back to the top.

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r often mixes with other liquids to form solutions, oil and water does not. Water molecules are strongly each other, this is the same for oil, because they are more attracted to their own molecules they just don't r. They separate and the oil floats above the water because it has a lower density.

y think oil and water belong together then try adding some dish washing liquid or detergent. Detergent is both water and oil helping them all join together and form something called an emulsion. This is extra washing those greasy dishes, the detergent takes the oil and grime off the plates and into the water, yay!

Baking Soda & Vinegar Volcano Use baking soda and vinegar to create an awesome chemical reaction! Watch as it rapidly fizzes over the container and make sure you've got some towels ready to clean up.

What you'll need:


Baking Soda (make sure it's not baking powder) Vinegar A container to hold everything and avoid a big mess! Paper towels or a cloth (just in case)

Instructions: 1. Place some of the baking soda into your container. 2. Pour in some of the vinegar 3. Watch as the reaction takes place!

What's happening? The baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is a base while the vinegar (acetic acid) is an acid. When they react together they form carbonic acid which is very unstable, it instantly breaks apart into water and carbon dioxide, which creates all the fizzing as it escapes the solution. For extra effect you can make a realistic looking volcano. It takes some craft skills but it will make your vinegar and baking soda eruptions will look even more impressive!

Invisible Ink with Lemon Juice Making invisible ink is a lot of fun, you can pretend you are a secret agent as you keep all your secret codes and messages hidden from others. All you need is some basic household objects and the hidden power of lemon juice.

What you'll need:


Half a lemon Water Spoon Bowl Cotton bud White paper Lamp or other light bulb

Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Squeeze some lemon juice into the bowl and add a few drops of water. Mix the water and lemon juice with the spoon. Dip the cotton bud into the mixture and write a message onto the white paper. Wait for the juice to dry so it becomes completely invisible. When you are ready to read your secret message or show it to someone else, heat the paper by holding it close to a light bulb.

What's happening? Lemon juice is an organic substance that oxidizes and turns brown when heated. Diluting the lemon juice in water makes it very hard to notice when you apply it the paper, no one will be aware of its presence until it is heated and the secret message is revealed. Other substances which work in the same way include orange juice, honey, milk, onion juice, vinegar and wine. Invisible ink can also be made using chemical reactions or by viewing certain liquids under ultraviolet (UV) light.

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