Why is salt a non living thing?

Answer 1

Well, they say that salt is a mineral, so it is not a living thing.. It is non living

Answer 2

Salt is a crystal and is also called a mineral or a chemical produced item, meaning that salt is non-living

Answer 3

No, salt does not complete any of the 7 life processes of:

- Movement - It's inanimate
- Respiration - It doesn't create energy for use in the other processes
- Sensitivity - It doesn't react to its surroundings
- Nutrition - It doesn't eat or otherwise absorb nutrients
- Exertion - It's inanimate
- Reproduction - It doesn't create copies of itself
- Growth - It doesn't grow


I believe the "growth" you're talking about is actually caused by the evaporation of water or another solvent, which leaves the salt behind. This is not the salt reproducing, but simply more being left.

Answer 4

Salt is considered non-living because it does not exhibit characteristics of living organisms, such as growth, reproduction, responsiveness to stimuli, or metabolism. Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine that lacks the inherent ability to carry out life processes or sustain life.

Answer 5

Salt doesn't need food and salt doesn't procreate, two reasons salt is a nonliving thing

Answer 6

No because it is not made up of cells

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

living

Answer 9

Yes