Not saltwater in the sense of ocean water, but warm water mixed with standard table salt. Why is it cloudy when sugar water is clear?
The salt dissolved completely... it wasn't completely saturated, but close.
2006-09-01 02:50:10 · 16 answers · asked by kae 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It's standard table salt and your basic tap water... I'm not asking what would happen, it already did. The salt was completely dissolved, believe it or not... I stirred and stirred and checked it in a few ways, and it was!
It was translucent. I think it was from an additional ingredient in the salt, or the iodine traces... thanks for helping! =]
2006-09-01 03:06:52 · update #1
Because table salt contains iodine and other trace minerals as well as sodium cloride.
2006-09-01 02:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher C 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of things added to standard table salt to reduce the "clumping" tendency in damp weather. One of these is magnesium silicate. These additives do not dissolve in water very well and make solutions of table salt look cloudy.
2006-09-01 02:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If like yousaid you used standard table salt, then read the label. Standard table salt contains flowing agent that prevents salt from clumping. This agent could be sodium silicoaluminate. This component is only slightly soluble in water and it is this that causes the cloudiness in your salt and water solution.
2006-09-01 03:16:52 · answer #3 · answered by cherox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cant be cloudy. NaCl is a ionic compound, when dissolved in an polar solvent (like water), it will be completely dissociated. Probably it had impurities or preservatives in the salt
2006-09-01 04:15:10 · answer #4 · answered by repel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the solution was close to saturation some might be coming out of solution, but not enough for you to notice. there is other stuff in table salt fyi and that could account for the cloudyness
2006-09-01 07:06:22 · answer #5 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are impurities in both the water and salt. It is not pure H20 and NaCl. The sugar doesn't have as many impurities.
2006-09-01 02:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by just browsin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its because its a suspension. There are other elements in the water in which arent completely dissolved.
2006-09-01 02:57:50 · answer #7 · answered by PHILLYGUY 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Becuase it contains salt. The salt isn't clean so it makes the water cloudier. Then again, if you go to the Carribean, it is very clear.
2006-09-01 02:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by Me 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You say the salt dissolved completely but I think it didn't and that's why you can still see it in suspension.
2006-09-01 02:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
because theres salt in the water
2006-09-01 02:51:41 · answer #10 · answered by Dana 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋