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Sea water has been defined as a weak solution of almost everything. Ocean water is indeed a complex solution of mineral salts and of decayed biologic matter that results from the teeming life in the seas. Most of the ocean's salts were derived from gradual processes such the breaking up of the cooled igneous rocks of the Earth's crust by weathering and erosion, the wearing down of mountains, and the dissolving action of rains and streams which transported their mineral washings to the sea. Some of the ocean's salts have been dissolved from rocks and sediments below its floor. Other sources of salts include the solid and gaseous materials that escaped from the Earth's crust through volcanic vents or that originated in the atmosphere.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe salt content in sea water is higher than in fresh water, therefore it also tastes salty.
(I do not think we need to explain here WHY the salt content in the sea is relatively higher, but I will say just one word as a hint: "evaporation")
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∙ 10y ago- This is because of the salinity of sea water.
- Salinity may range from high salinity (36 o/oo) to low salinity (34 o/oo)
- The salinity of seawater is usually 35 parts per thousand (also written as o/oo) in most marine areas. This salinity measurement is a total of all the salts that are dissolved in the water.
- The interesting thing about this dissolved salt is that it is always made up of the same types of salts and they are always in the same proportion to each other (even if the salinity is different than average).
- The majority of the salt is the same as table salt (sodium chloride) but there are other salts as well.
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∙ 16y agoNot normally. A fresh fish, saltwater or freshwater, smells clean and tastes clean. Fish don't absorb too much of the salt they encounter anyway, even Saltwater Fish.
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∙ 13y agothis is why:
Salt water fish have to ability to reduce the amount of salt entered into their body
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∙ 15y agoSalt water fish have to ability to reduce the amount of salt entered into their body
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∙ 12y agoIt is salt water
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∙ 12y agoBecause it is salty.
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Why is the sea taste salty?
Salt is dissolved from the earth and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.
What percent of sodium chloride amounts for why sea water taste like salt?
Sea water contain approx. 35 g/L.
Is salt water salt the salt you use?
Table salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl), and while NaCl is found in salt water, there are many other salts and minerals found in it also. While some people do use actual sea salt, or sometimes just things marketed as sea salt, the stuff we put on the table is generally mined. If you have ever been swimming at the beach, and got some sea water in your mouth, you would know it does not taste real nice.
Can sea salt be substituted for table salt?
Yes. Sea salt is obtained by the evaporation of seawater. Its mineral content gives it a different taste and chemical composition from table salt, which is pure sodium chloride. The additional minerals include Sulfate, Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium among other trace minerals.
What is inorganic salt?
it is a type of salt when only you nered a little bit to make your food taste extremely good it is most comonnly found on the other side of the world such as Africa and Europe we use it alot in new Orleans to make our food taste good Added 1/25/11: All salt is inorganic, which means it is not a compound formed by living things. Organic compounds contain carbon in them (although there are also inorganic carbon compounds of course). So all salt is inorganic. That does not mean your body does not use salt. In fact, salt is critical to brain function, the cell function known as osmosis, blood presure, etc. It is so important that our tongues developed taste buds specifically to recognize salt. To clarify the answer given above, I think that person is talking about sea salt, which supposedly has a slightly different taste than mined salt. This is due to sea salt containing different types of salt and salt ions (potassium, magnesium, etc), where mined salt is mostly pure sodium chloride, NaCL (or table salt). Almost the salt in the U.S. is mined, mostly from a huge deposit of salt under the Great Lakes. Sea salt is made from the drying of sea water as the name implies, which many countries have to do because they don't have large enough deposits to mine. Sea salt is used a lot in gourmet cooking and that is the salt used in New Orleans.
Does sea salt taste stronger than table salt?
Any taste difference.
What does the Mediterranean Sea taste like?
It tastes like salt because the mediterranean sea is a body of salt water!
Can sea salt lose its flavor?
Salt has its taste and holds its taste. It is a mineral that stays for ever. You can mix it with any thing, and even eat it. But in the end it comes out as the same salt taste as you remembered before.
Would sea salt make you taste sulfur all the time?
no
Does sea salt taste saltier than table salt?
No; they are the same compound - sodium chloride (NaCl).
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.
Can you bake bread with coarse sea salt?
You can bake bread with coarse sea salt. However, the crystals are large and may taste too strongly in the bread after it is baked.
Is sea salt healthier for you when cooking more so than regular table salt?
Both table salt and sea salt have the same nutritional value which is sodium and chloride. The main difference in the two lies in the taste and texture and their processing method from either the sea or salt mines.
Why is the sea taste salty?
Salt is dissolved from the earth and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.
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.
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.
Why do people call the salt sea the dead sea?
a lot of people don't know how to answer this question but they call it that because if you taste it, it will taste bad and also if fish that live in it and you catch one and don't give it new salt water then theyll die that's why its called that
