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Oxygen and other gases can dissolve in water just like solid solutes (such as sugar or salt).
The total amount of oxygen that can be dissolved in water depends on a number of factors, one of which being temperature. Unlike most solids, gases dissolve better in colder solvent. Colder water can hold more dissolved O2. Therefore, as water is warmed, the oxygen and other atmospheric gases come out of solution.
You can see this happen if you take a sealed bottle of cold water and let it warm up slowly at room temperature. Disregarding the droplets of condensation that might form on the outside of the bottle, you can see tiny bubbles forming along the interior walls of the bottle.
Marine biologists postulate that it is cold water's ability to hold greater concentrations of oxygen that allows polar marine species such as king crab and deep-sea jellyfish to grow so large.
On a more practical note, this is also why you should open fizzy drinks when the liquid is cold to prevent losing more carbon dioxide (unless you enjoy flat soda).
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They affect the river by changing the temperature of the water, if the pH levels are high then the water is warmer and if the pH levels are low then the water is cold.
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What happens to the solubility of a solid in water as the temperature increases?
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If a cold piece of metal is placed in an equal mass of warm water will the final temperature be closer to the original temperature of the metal or the water?
Temperature of the water
Which freezes faster cold warm or hot water?
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How does the temperature of the ocean water affect oxygen levels in water?
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How does the temperature of the ocean water affect oxygen levels in the water?
Cold water is denser than warm water. Cold water sinks the bottom of the ocean taking many of the oxygen molecules with it. In the same sense warm water keeps water molecules spread throughout it self.
How do different temperatures affect water?
If the water is hot, (at boiling point) it will boil, if the water is cold, ( at freezing point) it will freeze.
Why does cold water affect goldfish respiration?
The cold water causes an increase in oxygen, in the water, which makes it easier for the fish to breathe.
How does temperature affect the way water moves?
cold water sinks to the bottom, and hot water rises to the top
How does temperature affect liquids?
when it is cold temperature it forms a solid
How can rain affect temperatures?
because clouds are really small water droplets and they are always very cold and if the temperature is warm or hot it changes because the water droplets are very cold
Does the temperature of water affect the its density?
The warmer the water is the less dense it is but the colder it is the more dense it is. A2: therefore, warm water rises above cold water
Will your body temperature affect the temperature of water in a pool?
Yes,ower body can effect the water in a pool
How does pH level affects the river?
They affect the river by changing the temperature of the water, if the pH levels are high then the water is warmer and if the pH levels are low then the water is cold.
What is mean by ice cold water?
Ice is cold, right? So the term 'ice cold water' is just comparing the temperature of the water to the temperature of the ice.
How does thermal energy temperature affect the motion of an atom or molecule?
how is the movement of atoms affect by heat cold temperature
