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Explain the following:
An egg sinks in fresh water, but floats in a strong salt solution.

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Density of a strong salt solution is more than the density of fresh water.
So weight of egg `gt` Weight of the displaced water. Hence the egg sinks.
But in salt solution weight of egg `lt` Weight of displaced water.
So the egg floats.
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