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Why will you dehydrate more quickly if you drink seawater instead of fresh water?
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∙ 13y ago
Salt will pull the water content from the cells it encounters.
This process, called osmosis, is the reason why bottles of pills and other containers that need to stay dry have little packets of silica in them. The silica (like sodium) leeches the water from its environment.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause seawater contains high amount of salt and by that it consumes the water in our body and makes us dehydrate.
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∙ 14y agoBecause salt water has salt in it. (Hence the name!!!)
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∙ 13y agoImagine you are adrift at sea. Why will you dehydrate more quickly if you drink saltwater instead of fresh water to quench your thirst?
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∙ 12y agoBecause the salt in the salt water would draw water from your body.
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Why is seawater dangerous to drink?
It is high in sodium and possibly pollutents
Is salinity in water harmful to your bodies?
Depends on how much salt is actually in the water. Too much salt can cause all kinds of health problems. Yes and no. If you drink an 8 ounce glass of water mixed with one teaspoon of salt, it can keep you from dehydrating. If you drink saltwater from the ocean, your body required more water to digest the salt that you get from the saltwater making you more dehydrated than you were. Too much salt in the water you drink will dehydrate the cells in your body and will dehydrate the host (you) and can kill you.
Do seals drink fresh water?
Although some seals are known to drink seawater at least on occasion, it is not well established that they routinely do so in fact they usually don't drink water at all and get it from the animals they eat although this means that there urine is two and a half the saltiness of the sea and eight times more salt than their blood.
Why drink hot soup with porcelain instead of stainless steel spoon?
because it contains steel and particle go in with your liquid
Is it good to take calcium plus vitamin D tablets if you have a risk for osteoporosis or is better just to drink a lot of milk instead?
i dont know maybe milk instead of tablets you should ask a doctor about that
What will make you dehydrate more quickly if you drink seawater or fresh water?
because your body and amune system is not used to it and it does not know how to clean it so yea
How do you use the word dehydrate in a sentence?
Since the body can quickly dehydrate, the coach made sure his team had plenty of fresh water to drink during practice. The word dehydrate is a verb.
Can human drink sea water to stay healthy?
No, sea water will quickly dehydrate you and eventually kill you.
Why do infants dehydrate very quickly?
They are much smaller humans and need to drink and eat more often in smaller amounts.
When do you dehydrate?
When you drink too little.
What spices cause headache?
If you don't drink enough water you will dehydrate and get headaches. If you don't drink enough water you will dehydrate and get headaches.
Why do brethren not drink?
of course we drink, sheesh, we would dehydrate if we didnt.
What type of drink can actually dehydrate you?
coke
Is there an example sentence for dehydrate?
When you are stranded in the middle of the ocean, do not drink the salt water: it will only dehydrate you more.
How do you turn seawater into a drink?
Seawater can be turned into drinkable water through desalination.
Why is it unhealthy for humans to drink ocean water?
It is unhealthy for humans to drink ocean water. This is because of all the microorganisms in it and the fact that the salt in the ocean will dehydrate the person.
What do sea birds use for drinking water?
sea birds drink seawater! what else! :) sea birds drink seawater! what else! :)
