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Q: What substances are impermeable to water?
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Name six substances that you know are impermeable to water?

Name six substances that are impermeable to water? 1) pavement 2) plastic 3) roof 4) nylon 5)rock 6) metal


An impermeable substance to water?

there are many impermiable substances to water such as titanium, copper and other metals, there are also plastics and composites.


What is the difference between semi-permeable and impermeable?

semi permeable lets some substances through and impermeable lets no substances through


A cell membrane is relatively impermeable to substances that are?

water-soluble molecules such as amino acids, sugars, protiens, nucleic acids, and various ions


Which layers are impermeable?

Impermeable means that stuff can't go through it. Wax is impermeable to water. Paper towels are not. Glass is impermeable to air. Mesh cloth is not. Some things are impermeable to one thing but not another. Clear plastic is impermeable to water and air, but not light. Lead metal is impermeable to x-rays, but not heat. Which layer is impermeable depends on what it is impermeable to.


Is the water table below the layer of impermeable rock?

No, impermeable rock is the layer of rock that water CAN'T pass.


Is a raincoat permeable or impermeable?

A raincoat is impermeable because it is made with fabric or plastic that is made to repel water.


When a soil is impermeable?

The water stays there and forms a water table, like when you dig down in sand and reach water.


What are permeable and impermeable rocks?

Permeability is a measure of how well a porous media transmits a fluid. It has nothing to do with the fluid itself. It is measure in (length)2. The Hydraulic Conductivity is a measure of how easily water moves through the porous media. It depends on the permeability of the matrix, but also is a function of the fluid. It is a measure of (length)/(time)


Is an aquitard porous or impermeable?

it has to be impermeable so it can line the aquifer without letting water straight through


How do permeable and impermeable rock layers contribute to the formation of a spring?

The water sinks through the ground through permeable rock and is concentrating when it arrives to impermeable rock. When due to erosion the impermeable rock carrying water is exposed, the water appears as a spring.


Is a water table just under impermeable rock?

No! It's called artesian if it IS under an impermeable layer, but just surface or ground water without it.