2006-11-16 12:00:56 · 7 answers · asked by Starry Eyes 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Salt is a mineral, chemically its NaCl, and it is a crystal, meaning the molecules are bound together. Its a rock.
http://www.saltinstitute.org/15.html
Pepper however is an organic material, it is the dried fruit of the Piper nigrum, so essentially, there is alot of cellular structure that once dried out is essentially empty. It is filled with water while the plant is growing, which is why peppercorns are all wrinkly if you at them really close.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper
2006-11-16 12:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by On the move 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that is because the salt is much finer granules and will pack together better than the pepper.
2006-11-16 12:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is because salt is little rocks and pepper is little flakes
2006-11-16 14:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pro challenger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it has more mass due to gravity
2006-11-16 12:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't in space.
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2006-11-16 12:08:01 · answer #5 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is more dense
2006-11-16 12:35:23 · answer #6 · answered by John M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAS MORE PARTICLES
2006-11-16 13:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by lysette c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋