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Sea waters contain chlorides of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium.
Tap water contain salts only as traces.
Sea water contain sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride.
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Where are salts founded?
Salt is found in water.
What two salts are found in ocean salt water?
The two main salts found in ocean salt water are sodium chloride (table salt) and magnesium chloride. These salts make up the majority of the dissolved solids in seawater.
What substance is found in the most common ocean salt?
The most common substance found in ocean salt is sodium chloride, which is also known as table salt. Sodium chloride makes up about 85% of the salts found in seawater.
Is salt water known as sodium?
Salt water is not the same as sodium. Salt water is a mixture of water and dissolved salts, while sodium is a chemical element found in salt known as sodium chloride. Salt water contains a variety of dissolved salts, not just sodium.
What are some common salts?
Rock Salt , and Sea Salt
Where common salt is found?
- in mines (salt domes) - in sea water
Does salt water contain compounds?
Salt water is composed of a number of compounds. First there is water, which is a compound, H2O. Then there are the salts. Several different types of salts are in salt water, and each of them is a compound.
Why rainwater without salt?
Rain water does contain salts but not those which are found in sea water. Rain contains salts which are usually obtained from atmospheric pollutants such as nitrates, sulphates, and so on.
Where are rock salts found?
Rock salts is extracted from salt mines or oceans/seas.
Why does common salts become sticky during rainy season?
Common salt becomes sticky during rainy season as it traps the water molecules and then stick to it.......... hence we can say that common salt is hydroscopic in nature
How salt water and fresh water is different?
Fresh water is from rain or snow and is very pure and free of dissolved salts. Salt water is sea water and contains salts (mainly sodium chloride ie common salt)brought in by rivers over millions of years which cannot escape and the sea therefore gets more and more salty every year. Well fresh water evaporates and with the salt water the salt stays in the water that hasn't evaporated yet.
Does salt disovle in water?
Which salt are you referring too? Table salt, NaCl does. Most salts do, but some sulfate salts do not, such as barium sulfate (BaSO4).
