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Seawater is trapped in huge areas called saltpans with every change of tide and also by using pumps. The water gets evaporated leaving salt behind.
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How is magnesium obtained from seawater?
When fresh water is removed from ocean water, the salts that are left behind are also a valuable resource. Over half of the world's supply of magnesium, a strong, light metal, is obtained from seawater in this way.
Which term is defined as the removal of salts and minerals from seawater?
Desalination
When seawater evaporates the concentration of salts increases until what?
precipitate out the solution
Is water a mixture a compound or element?
Water is a compound. Seawater is a mixture containing salts as well as water.
What happens when you boil seawater?
The water molecules evaporate and leave the salts and impurities behind as a solid.
How do dissolved salts enter seawater?
Dissolved salts are transported by the rivers.
What process does not add salt to seawater?
Precipitation, land water runoff and the melting of icebergs do not add salts to seawater.
How is magnesium obtained from seawater?
When fresh water is removed from ocean water, the salts that are left behind are also a valuable resource. Over half of the world's supply of magnesium, a strong, light metal, is obtained from seawater in this way.
Which term is defined as the removal of salts and minerals from seawater?
Desalination
What percent of all seawater is minor organic salts?
Sea water doesn't contain organic salts.
If the average salinity of seawater is 29ppt how many grams of dissolved salts will 500g of seawater contain?
5 grams
What are the major seawater salts?
The most important is sodium chloride - NaCl.
What is organic material?
It is dissolved salts, gases, and nutrients that are presented in seawater.
What term is described as the removal of salts and minerals from seawater?
The term is Desalination.
When seawater evaporates the concentration of salts increases until what?
precipitate out the solution
The average mass of dissolved salts in 1000 grams of seawater is?
Approximately 30 -40 grams of salts per kg
What is removal of salts from seawater?
Evaporating the water sodium chloride remain as a residue.
