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Why does sea water taste salty but tap water does not?

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tap water is cleaned in a special place you can go on http://www.watercare.co.nz/watercare/search.cfm?searchvalue=water+taste&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 to find out about water care. sea water is salty because sea water is salty because

As the water runs through and over the land, it dissolves anything soluble it comes into contact with and takes it to the sea. When the sea evaporates to make clouds, the salt nearly all the salt is getting left behind.

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