Why sea water is salty?
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Answer: sea water is salty as it contains high amount of saline or disolved salt
further explanation: Sea water is salty because it contains large amounts of the salt Sodium Chloride. Salts are brought to the sea through many sources like rivers and streams which collect various minerals, salts and silt on their course and drain them into the oceans.
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Salt in the sea, or ocean salinity, is mainly caused by rain washing mineral ions from the land into water. ... When rain falls, it weathers rocks, releasing mineral salts that separate into ions. These ions are carried with runoff water and ultimately reach the ocean.
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