{"id":70623,"date":"2023-04-30T06:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T03:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnemozilla.com\/?p=70623"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:17:36","slug":"pochemu-voda-v-more-solyonaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnemozilla.com\/en\/himiya\/pochemu-voda-v-more-solyonaya.html","title":{"rendered":"Why is the water in the sea salty?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sea water is salty because of the minerals and salts dissolved in it. Rainwater in nature contains almost no minerals, but as it falls and enters rivers, it collects small amounts of minerals and salts from the earth. 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