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Why does ocean water get colder than fresh water before freezing?
This is because of the salt in the water
How does adding salt to water effect evaporation?
The salt added to water makes the water colder so salt water evaporates slower than just plain fresh water.
Can saltwater and freshwater freeze different or the same?
Salt water needs to be much colder than fresh water to freeze because salt melts ice.
Is it eaiser to float in salt water than fresh water?
It is easier to float in salt water than in fresh water.
Why do ships sink more in fresh water than in salt water in respect to?
Salt water is more dense than fresh water. So when you're in salt water you float more than when you are in fresh water
Why does salt water make stuff float than fresh water?
Salt water has a greater density than fresh water. So the same object will foat higher in salt water than in fresh, and some things will foat in salt water that are too dense to float in fresh water.
Why does egg sink in fresh water but in salt water it floats?
Salt water is denser than fresh.
How does ocean water compares with fresh water?
there is a higher concentrate of salt in salt water than in fresh water
What will freeze in less than an hour salt or tap water?
Salt water freezes at a lower temp than fresh, meaning colder. It may freeze faster when chilled enough be cause the salt would disrupt the plateo of the water so it may freeze faster.
Will a ball float higher in salt or fresh water?
Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water is, because salt water is slightly more dense. -- Anything that floats in salt water will float higher than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that sinks in salt water will sink slower than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that just barely floats in salt water may possibly sink in fresh water.
Is salt water colder than fresh water?
The freezing point of salted water is lower than the freezing point of pure water; this is a phenomenon known as freezing point depression when a solute exist in the solution.
What is it easier to float in salt water than fresh water?
Because salt water is denser. If you pour salt water and fresh water [one with food coloring] into a glass, the salt water will sink below the fresh water. You are only a bit denser than salt water.
