Question

Sea water tastes salty due to the dissolved salt. The salinity (the proportion of salts in water) of same water bodies Lonar lake-$79\%$, Pacific Ocean $3.5\%$, Mediterranean sea-$3.8\%$, Dead sea-$33.7\%$. Explain two characteristics of the mixture from the above information.

Answer 1

The two characteristics of the mixture concluded from the above information are-

The more salt there is dissolved in the water, the greater its salinity. When comparing two samples of water with the same volume, the water sample with higher salinity will have greater mass, and it will therefore be denser.

1. The density of the mixture is comparatively higher than the normal water sources.
   
2. The mixture is impure.