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Sea water has minerals like salt in it due to a number of factors that even scientists are not completely sure of. Factors such as the sand, minerals from rock deposits, rain all play a factor in contributing to the salt in sea water along with various chemical compounds that are naturally occurring every day.
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Sea water contains minerals like salts because it is sourced from various processes, such as erosion of rocks, volcanic activity, and dissolution of minerals from the earth's crust. These processes release salts and other mineral compounds into rivers, which ultimately flow into the oceans. Over time, the accumulation of these minerals in the ocean results in the high salinity and mineral content of sea water.
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What percent of all seawater is minor organic salts?
Sea water doesn't contain organic salts.
Using saltwater as a example What is s solute mean?
The pure water is the solvent and the minerals, salts that dissolved in the water (to make salt water) are called the solute. I assumed you were talking about sea/salt water? If you are talking about common salt dissolved in water the the salt is the solute and the water is the solvent.
How do underwater plants get energy?
Just like land plants they need oxygen, water (with minerals) and sunlight, but they get the oxygen from the water, the water and minerals from the sea and they usually live in shallow water to get as much sunlight as possible.
Why is sea and ocean water is salty?
because of the minerals present on the sea bed
What does saltwater do to your body?
1. Helps you float. 2. Required for your body to retain some water. 3. Used in many bodily processes like homeostasis/active transportation. 4. More Uses but I don't know them.
Is sea water an mixture?
It must be. Minerals and salts are dissolved in the liquid, but do not react with the water. No reaction, no compound.
How does sea weed get mineral salts?
These salts are absorbed from the sea water.
What would be left in the ocean if all water evaporated?
Masive amounts of salts, minerals, dead sea creatures, boats etc.
Why is it correct to to say seawater is a mixture?
sea water has many dissolved salts , minerals , ores , gases so it is called a mixture
Why is it correct to say seawater is is a mixture?
sea water has many dissolved salts , minerals , ores , gases so it is called a mixture
How does the water in rivers become salty?
On the waters route back to the sea, it collects minerals and salts from the earths rocks and carries them back to the sea via rivers and streams.
What is the importance of the Dead Sea to the middle east?
It is a source of numerous salts and minerals.
Which the highest conductivity between tap water and deionized water and why?
Tap Water has higher conductivity compared to deionized water since it has more mineral/ salts. Deionized water has less/ no minerals to conduct electrical current. One can experiment this in a your Water Fuel Cell using deionized water, tap water and water with salts like (KOH or NaOH) or sea water.Nitinwww.HydroxyGarage.comWater Fuel Technology is Here !!!
Why sea water dissolves minerals readily?
The sea water don't dissolve minerals readily.
Why the sea water taste salty?
Because sea water has high concentration of salts.
Why do you call sea salt sea salt and all salt comes from the sea?
Sea salts are those which are isolated from sea water as NaCl, MgCl2, CaCl2, but some salts are produce on earth by rain water or other geological changes as Nitrate, Carbonate and Silicate salts.
Is Water in a sea is usually fresh.?
Never. Sea water contains all of the mineral salts dissoved out of rocks, both by sea water and, indirectly, by rivers. The sea is a store of such slats and these mean the water can never be considered pure. Fresh water is water that contains virtually no salts.
