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What are the health benefits of drinking sea water?
The high salt content of sea water makes drinking it very unhealthful. The salt has to be excreted and that means that water from within your body has to be used to restore the osmolality of the blood to what it should be. Drinking sea water will lead to dehydration very quickly.
Is sea water potable?
No, since the salt in it actually does the reverse of drinking water and absorbs fluids. Sea water can be desalinated (have the salt removed) and then it is potable.
Is sea water is potable?
No, since the salt in it actually does the reverse of drinking water and absorbs fluids. Sea water can be desalinated (have the salt removed) and then it is potable.
How is drinking water made from sea water by distillation?
When sea water is boiled only the water turns to steam, the salt is left behind. Then when the steam condenses back into liquid you get clean, distilled water that is safe, if a bit bland to drink.
What are the effects of drinking sea salt water?
As sea water also has salt in it, when humans drink it they become dehydrated much faster than they would have if they had drunk nothing at all. As the salt in a solution increases, when it is consumed, the body mass of the human decreases which means that they lose body fluid. Therefore, sea water causes the human body to dehydrate.
How does the sea effect us?
it can effect our drinking because of the salt that is in the water
How long can you survive drinking sea water before it becomes harmful to your health?
Drinking sea water can be harmful to your health because it is high in salt. Consuming small amounts may not cause immediate harm, but drinking large amounts can lead to dehydration and kidney damage. It is not safe to rely on sea water for hydration, and it is recommended to only drink fresh water to stay healthy.
Why should you separate salt from salt water?
1. Because salted water is not a drinking water. 2. Because salt is an important product obtained from sea waters.
Is the expensive process of removing salt from sea water to produce drinking water?
This process is called Desalination.
What is extracting salt?
Desalination is the process of removing salt from sea-water in order to make it suitable for drinking.
How does a saltwater fish desalinate sea water for drinking?
The excess salt is excreted via the gills.
Why does sea water kill you?
when you drink sea water it won't instantly kill you. however the salt in the water causes your cells to shrivel up (the water in the cell switches place with the salt on the outside). this makes you even more thirsty, so if you keep drinking sea water your body will have too much salt and you'll die
