What can you say about water A and water B on observing the image below?

Water A is salt water

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Water A is normal water

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Water B is salt water

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Water B is normal water

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Solution

The correct options are
B Water A is normal water
C Water B is salt water
Density of salt water is more than that of normal water. When an egg is dropped in normal water, its density is more than that of water. Therefore, it sinks as in water A.
When an egg is dropped in salt water, its density is less than that of salt water. Therefore, it floats as in water B.

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