Question

Give reason for the following
1.A lemon sinks in normal water but floats in salty water​

Answer 1

• ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴍᴏɴ sɪɴᴋs ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅғʟᴏᴀᴛs ɪɴ sᴀʟᴛʏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴜsʜ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ sɪɴᴋ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴍᴏɴ ɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ sᴀʟᴛ sᴛɪʀ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇsᴀʟᴛʏ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ʙʀɪɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇɴsɪᴛʏ.♡

Answer 2

The lemon sinks in plain water and floats in salty water even if you push it down. the lemon will sink this is because the density of the lemon is greater than the density of water. and after adding salt stir up the water thesalty solution or brine would have a higher density.