I'm doing a science project, and my question that I came up with is; can an egg float without it's yolk?
Answer please, and list some sites, resources or reasons why it can/can't.
Thank you.
2007-05-14 03:45:56 · 3 answers · asked by Dc2don 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I meant that I would take one egg with yolk, and another egg with the yolk extracted and see which one floats and which does not.
2007-05-14 14:57:04 · update #1
Sure. An egg yolk does not confer any buoyancy to the egg, seeing as how it is the most dense part of the egg. When eggs float, it is due to an air pocket that forms at one end of the egg. This air pocket is small when the egg is fresh, but it grows larger as the egg ages and loses moisture. This is why older eggs will float on the surface of water.
For the record, if an egg is floating on top of the water, you're better off throwing it out than using it in food.
2007-05-14 04:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by CornellAdamO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well good luck getting a chicken to lay an egg without anything in it. No yolk, no nothing. So if it is empty, then yea it will float. Think of another question possibly.
2007-05-14 11:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by *~*LOVE*~* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you get the chickens to lay eggs with out yolks?
2007-05-14 10:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋