Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Lauren on Monday, February 4, 2008 at 7:02pm.

People have proposed towing icebergs to arid parts of the earth as a way to deliver freshwater. Explain why icebergs do not contain salts although they are formed by the freezing of ocean water (i.e saltwater)

Chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, February 4, 2008 at 8:12pm
It's the water that freezes, not the salt. In fact, many compounds are prepared in pure form by freezing them out of solution.

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