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Salt absorb water and without water microorganisms are killed.
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Are there microorganisms in salt?
Salt kill microorganisms.
Why are microorganisms sometimes hard to see in wet preparations?
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What microorganisms live in salt water?
Many microorganisms are found naturally in fresh and saltwater.
Why is salt an antibacterial?
Salt may be considered an antiseptic because can kill microorganisms absorbing water from the environment.
What is in salt that makes it an antiseptic?
Salt kill microorganisms absorbing all the water.
How can the addition of salt preseve food?
Salt absorb water and as a consequence destroy microorganisms.
How is salt used as a prservative?
Salt is used as a preservative because absorbing water destroy microorganisms.
What affect does salt have on microorganisms?
Salt would leech all the water out a microorganism therefore killing it.
Why the sea water is not usable?
Salt and harmful (and disgusting) microorganisms.
How do you use sodium chloride for sterilization?
Salt can kill microorganisms.
How did using salt to preserve meat keep microorganism off?
Salt absorb water and kill microorganisms.
How does salt keep food fresh?
Salt absorb water and as a consequence all microorganisms (they need water) are killed.
