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Rock salt, or halite, will eventually dissolve in water. Salt is an ionic compound, and therefore polar, and so is water. Like dissolves like, so the water can get it done.

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Rock salt (sodium chloride) is soluble in water.

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Does rock salt dissolve in water?

Yes. Rock salt, which is largely the same as table salt, will dissolve in water.


What can you do with rock salt to dissolve the salt?

by using water in a container


What is the first dissolve in water rock salt or table salt?

Table salt.


Which salt dissolve faster rock salt or the crystals salt?

rock salt dissolves faster than crystal i did a science experement on it in school


Which will dissolve faster rock salt or iodized salt?

Iodized salt, due to its relatively smaller crystal size. The smaller the salt crystals, the faster they will dissolve.


Does rock salt or sea salt dissolve faster?

Any difference exist.


How will you test which will dissolve faster rock salt or crushed salt?

Only making an experiment.


Is rock salt soluble?

Ofcourse,rock salt is soluble in water as it is the salt obtained from pieces of rock made by salt.only the impurities in the rock salt will not dissolve impurities may be dirt,dust or salt.There may be some other soluble material also in the rock salt.


Does rock salt dissolve faster in hot water or lukewarm water or cold water?

Rock salt dissolves fastest in hot water.


What will dissolve in water the fastest between salt and sugar?

sugar will dissolve first in water because some salt contains big crystalls compared to sugar and there is some salt in rock form forexample here in Uganda we mine salt from lake katwe in rock form they are boulders.more to that our table salt(NaCl) will not dissolve if put in aless hot cup of tea but sugar will do so.


What is the source for the salts that make up the salinity of the oceans?

It come originally from element inside the earth. Rock is considerable form of metal salt. Salt in the sea is not only NaCl (Sodium chloride), there are MgCl2, CaCl2 (Magnesium and Calcium salt) and trace metal in these salt element. Those salt of metal that can be dissolve just simply dissolve in water. Those that can't dissolve is rock.


Why do you crush rock salt?

It is more simple to dissolve or to refine powdered materials.