what is salinity?

Question

what is salinity

Answer 1

Salinity is an ecological factor of considerable importance, influencing the types of organisms that live in a body of water. As well, salinity influences the kinds of plants that will grow either in a water body, or on land fed by a water (or by a groundwater). A plant adapted to saline conditions is called a halophyte. Organisms (mostly bacteria) that can live in very salty conditions are classified as extremophiles, halophiles specifically. An organism that can withstand a wide range of salinities is euryhaline.

Salt is difficult to remove from water, and salt content is an important factor in water use (such as potability).

Answer 2

Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water.

Answer 3

Salinity is a measure of ions (solute) in water (solvent). Specifically, it is a measure of alkalide (mostly sodium and potassium) cations and halide (mostly chlorine) anions in an aqueous (water) medium. This measure is usually expressed as a percentage or in ppm (parts per million, number of ions divided by the number of water molecules). Also, Jay gave you some wrong information. The opposite of acidic is basic. For example, mixing the acid HCl with the base NaOh gives you H2O (water) and salt (NaCl). Of course, the Na and Cl will become ions in the water, making it taste salty.

Answer 4

i think u mean salinity...it has something to do with the level of salt in a body of water

Answer 5

the level of saline. opposite af acidic.

Answer 6

A fancy term for the amount of salt in a solution.
It can be expressed as a percent or as "ppm", parts per million.

Answer 7

The degree of saltiness, or salt, in something.