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Salt dissolves in water. Here's a rather complicated explanation of why this happens: Salt is made when a sodium atom loses one electron, and the electron moves to a chloride atom. When this happens, the sodium atom becomes positively charged and the chloride atom becomes negatively charged. Positive and negative atoms attract each other, so the sodium and the chloride are attracted and form an ion called sodium chloride (otherwise known as salt). Water molecules are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The electrons in the molecule tend to spend more time around the oxygen atom. This gives the oxygen atom in the molecule a slightly negative charge (and the hydrogen atoms slightly positive charges). When you put salt in water, the ionic bond between the positive sodium and the negative chloride breaks. The positive sodium atom is pulled to the negative end of the water molecules, and the negative chloride atom is pulled to the positive end of the water molecule.
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∙ 14y agoIf you put salt into water then the water will boil a little faster, but not much.
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the water evaporates and then it leaves the salt behind
What happens to salt when the water evaporates?
Salt remain as a residue.
What happens when table salt sodium chlorideNaCl is placed in water?
It makes salt and water!
What happens when rock salt and water are heated and stirred?
the rock salt dissolves in the water
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The salt dissolves in the water and the iron does not.
When beach water goes underground is it still salt water?
Salt water is still salt water no matter where it goes as long as there is still salt in the water.
What happens after mixing salt with water?
You get salt water.
What happens when salt is place in water?
it becomes salt water
What happens when water evaerates from salt?
salt
What happens to salt and water?
it dissolve in the water
What happens to salt water when it is evaporated?
the water evaporates and then it leaves the salt behind
What happens when salt and sand are mixed with water?
You get a mixture of salt and sand. Nothing more happens.
What happens when you add a tablespoon of salt to warm water then stir the water?
The salt dissolves in the water
What happens if you mix salt and water?
You create a solution of the salt in water.
What happens when the water is unsaturated while pouring salt in water?
Nothing happens.
What happens to the taste of salt water after it evaporate?
Salt is not evaporated !
What happens when you mix water wth salt?
You get a salt solution.
