What makes seawater so salty?

What makes seawater so salty?

The natural seasoning that causes the lavour of the sea.


The natural seasoning that causes the lavour of the sea.

Most salt in the sea comes from a process that occurs on land. Rain contains carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which makes it acidic. As rain erodes rocks on the ground, this ion releases atomic particles that carry electric charge. Rivers and streams eventually carry these dissolved ions into the ocean. Some are removed from the water by various plants and animals, while other ions - mainly sodium and chloride - are more concentrated. These are the two ions that make seawater salty. It was estimated that if all the oceans evaporated and their salts spread evenly over the entire surface of the Earth, it would form a 152 m (500 ft) thick layer.

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