Chemistry (12th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Water and Aqueous Systems - 15.2 Homogeneous Aqueous Systems - Chemistry & You: Technology - Take It Further - Page 503: 2

Answer

As brine is more dense than seawater, it will sink to the bottom of the ocean. This could then affect marine plants and animals that live on the ocean floor by changing the salinity of the ocean around them.

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As brine is more dense than seawater, it will sink to the bottom of the ocean. This could then affect marine plants and animals that live on the ocean floor by changing the salinity of the ocean around them.
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