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The most likely reason is that there is natural salt in the sea water. Salt is made by sand and chemicals eroding in the ocean. You may be familiar with the term "saltwater". It's probably best not to drink sea water.
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Salt in the ocean comes from rocks on land. The rain that falls on the land contains some dissolved carbon dioxide from the surrounding air. This causes the rainwater to be slightly acidic due to presence of carbonic acid which forms from carbon dioxide and water.
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What type of water do items float in?
Sea water, salt water.
Why a ship sinks more in fresh water than sea water?
A ship will sink more easily, when in fresh water instead of sea water, as the fresh water is less dense, due to a lack of salt in it. The density of any object affects how well it's able to float.
Why it is easier for a swimmer to float in sea water than in fresh water?
The sea contains salt, which makes the water lots more dense. The water is then somehow easyer to float on. In the dead sea there is so much salt water, it is imposible to drown without forcefully holding your head under water
Does sound travel faster in sea water due to the salt?
No
How much sea salt do I add to tap water to make a salt water solution that emulates sea water.?
Seawater has a salinity of arround 3.5 percent. 1 liter is 1000 cubic centimeters needs 35 gram of salt so get this solution.
What does the Mediterranean Sea taste like?
It tastes like salt because the mediterranean sea is a body of salt water!
What percent of sodium chloride amounts for why sea water taste like salt?
Sea water contain approx. 35 g/L.
Why will drinking sea water be harmful?
All because sea water is salt water and it is harmful for your throat, "Adams apple", taste Bud's (taste of the water), and it causes dehydration to the body. salt is used to preserve an item and dry them up.
What does sea Water taste like?
Rainwater is actually fresh water.So it will taste like the water you drink.(unless you drink water with salt!)
Why sea water and river water taste are different?
River water has a higher salinity, which means there is a lot of salt in the water. In the sea, however, the salt sinks to the bottom of the ocean, so the sea water has a lower salinity.
What is difference between sea salt and regular salt?
Sea salt comes from the sea and tastes like sea water.
Can you add sea salt to fresh well water and keep lobsters in it overnight?
Yes. Taste the salted water, it should taste similar to seawater.
What does distilled sea water taste like?
It tastes like fresh water.
Does sea salt taste stronger than table salt?
Any taste difference.
What does sea salt ice cream taste like?
its tastes kind of like a salty and sweet flavor
What does sea sol do?
Sea salt is salt derived from evaporated sea water. In elemental form, it is NaCl, same as regular salt. But the trace elements in it can give it a distinctive subtle taste (and color) regular table salt does not have. Various kinds of sea salt are currently the "hot thing" in gourmet cooking.
Is a sea fresh or salt water?
Sea water is salt water.
