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minus-squareDeebsterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·7 months agoThe egg start to decompose and produces gas. Some of that gas escapes through the shell, so the egg’s mass decreases, which causes the density of the egg vs water to drop. https://www.thoughtco.com/why-rotten-eggs-float-4116957
minus-squareMuffilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoThanks for this explanation! I couldn’t understand how the overall mass of the egg would change, even if some of the contents turned to a gas.
The egg start to decompose and produces gas. Some of that gas escapes through the shell, so the egg’s mass decreases, which causes the density of the egg vs water to drop.
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-rotten-eggs-float-4116957
Thanks for this explanation! I couldn’t understand how the overall mass of the egg would change, even if some of the contents turned to a gas.