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Salt water and Fresh water are chemically identical (H20) with the difference being that salt water has sodium chloride (NaCl or common household salt), an ionic compound made from 1 positively charged sodium ion and 1 negatively charged chlorine ion, in solution (disolved into it)
The salt disolved by the relatively strong hydrogen bonds in water, attracting the charged ions and pulling them out of a solid state. These hydrogen bonds give water some of its "special properties" such as stickyness, wetness and being a liquid at room temperature, Big exciting things for chemists.
It is this presence of Ions that allow salt water to conduct electricity as the ions can carry charge through water, which completely pure water cannot do.
Pure water also has a lower freezing temperature than Salt water as the hydrogen bonds in "fresh water" are attracted to other H20 molecules rather than the ions in solution.
Pure water has a water potential of 0, salt water is less than this.
Salt water is also salty, Fresh water isn't.
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∙ 13y agoboth are made up of the same molecule H2O. the difference between them is the minerals they pick up from the earth. Due to large salt vanes under the Ocean the water has sodium in it for one.
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∙ 14y agoMade up of H2O and both support large differences in life forms.
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What are the differences between salt water and fresh water?
the difference between salt water and fresh water is that salt water is from the ocean and fresh water is water that hasn't gotten to the ocean and so the water is clean, And you can only drink fresh water not salt water
Which areas of the ocean have the lowest salinity and why?
The lowest areas of salinity in an ocean are near where fresh water rivers empty into them. This is because the influx of fresh water creates an area of lower salinity compared to the remainder of the ocean.
Are reservoirs fresh or salt water?
Inland ponds (ie, not near the ocean) are normally fresh water, and are formed either by precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) or by underground, or artesian water sources. Large ponds of this type are often called kettle lakes, in that they have no visible source of water supplying them, such as a river or stream. Ponds can also be formed by receding ocean tides and, in this case, will contain salt water. Of course, when the tide rises again, the pond will simply become part of the ocean, so these ponds are not permanent but exist only when the tide is out.
What are the 3 major water biomes?
Freshwater Biomes, Estuary Biomes, and Marine Biomes
Where are 3 places in which you can find fresh water?
Rivers lakes and for groundwater
How is fresh water and ocean water alike?
they are both H2O...
One way that fresh water and ocean water are alike?
because fresh water is good
Can ocean plants survive on fresh water?
they can if the ocean is fresh water
How much fresh water is in the ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is salty, there is no fresh water in it.
How much fresh water different from ocean water?
fresh water doesnt have saltinity in it but, ocean water does.
Where fresh water runs into the ocean nursery for ocean babies?
Estuaries place can meet ocean and fresh water
Was the ocean fresh water?
The ocean is salt water.
Why is there fresh water at the bottom of the ocean?
There are fresh water lakes
Why is ocean water more dense than regular fresh water?
Ocean water has salt and other minerals, but fresh water has no salt. Fresh water also has minerals in it, but ocean water has more.
Which is denser ocean water or fresh water?
ocean water, because it is saltier.
Are there fresh water ocean's?
no there is not
What are the differences between salt water and fresh water?
the difference between salt water and fresh water is that salt water is from the ocean and fresh water is water that hasn't gotten to the ocean and so the water is clean, And you can only drink fresh water not salt water
