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when the rain falls on the land it flows into to the river and the rivers flows for longer distance so it absorbs some minerals in the soil and atlast it drains into the sea. Hence the sea contains some dissolved compounds. So it tastes salty.
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What is the freezing point of normal seawater?
No. Seawater is salty, and will freeze at cooler temperatures than freshwater.
A place where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water is a?
An estuary is the place when river water mixes with seawater (salty ocean water).
Why is salt extracted from seawater mainly in hot countries?
because people cover their fingers in salt then finger them selves with their salty fingers
Can Distilled water be used for dehydration?
Yes. Most water can be used to cure dehydration, provided it is not contaminated or salty like seawater.
Why does the salty seawater around the north pole in the arctic freeze?
Because the salt depresses the freezing point, but not infinitely. The freezing point depression of ordinary seawater (about 35 PSU, or about 3.5% salt) is only about 2 degrees C.
What is seawater?
Seawater is the water that comes from the sea, and the water is very salty, and is thus called saltwater.
What is the scientific difference between seawater and freshwater?
seawater is salty and dirty and freshwater is clean and purrified
Which is the most salty in seawater history?
you dont need to no crazies
Why is believed that seawater has always been salty?
because it is from the sea
What is the freezing point of normal seawater?
No. Seawater is salty, and will freeze at cooler temperatures than freshwater.
A place where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water is a?
An estuary is the place when river water mixes with seawater (salty ocean water).
What will happen if red blood cells are transferred to seawater?
as u know, seawater is salty ,that is hypertonic.. when u place RBC in sea water it will swell and then burst.
How is chlorine produced?
Chlorine is usually produced by the electrolysis of seawater.
Why are the eyes becomes painful if seawater gets into it?
Because the fluid in your eyes is a bit salty, your eyes will hurt if you get sweet water into them. But getting salty water into your eyes from the ocean will not feel painful.
What is a place where rivers flow into oceans and have very salty water but not as salty as the ocean?
The place where a river flows into an ocean and fresh water mixes with salt water is known as a delta. The water that is less salty than seawater is known as brackish water.
What is the meaning of brackish?
The official definition of the word brackish is "(of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries."
Is a lake salty?
They can be. It's all up to whether it has an outlet or not. Lakes with outlets are generally freshwater unless they are too close to the ocean and get intruded with seawater. If they have no outlet the minerals accumulates and the lake becomes salty.
