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2006-11-25 07:24:02 · 7 answers · asked by mai n 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Boiling does not remove anything but gases dissolved in the water. Minerals are actually concentrated by boiling since water is removed, but the dissolved solids remain. So, the correct answer is that the oxygen is driven off. Oxygen has no significant solubility in water that hot. If you really need to boil the water to kill bacteria or something, you can re-aerate the water with an aquarium air rock designed for this purpose. It releases zillions of tiny bubbles into the water. I'd suggest running it for a day or two for a 20 gal tank before reintroducing the fish.
2006-11-25 09:17:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch the water as it boils, and you'll see bubbles forming and rising to the surface. That's the dissolved oxygen and other gases leaving solution and entering the atmosphere. Fish require the dissolved oxygen in order to breathe, so No Oxygen = No Life
2006-11-25 15:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boiling the water removes everything from it except water. The fish need these other minerals to help them survive.
2006-11-25 15:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
boiling it drives out the oxygen dissolved in the water. It suffocates them.
2006-11-25 15:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by UNITool 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is no oxygen in boiled water
so they cannot live
2006-11-25 18:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by rockubabe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the level of disolved oxygen decreases.
2006-11-25 18:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by Dominator. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They really really need the "dirt".
Hey.
2006-11-25 15:27:38 · answer #7 · answered by Ontol 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋