orientalsniper@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDo metals concentrate at the bottom of boiled water after being cooled off?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareDo metals concentrate at the bottom of boiled water after being cooled off?orientalsniper@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoYou don’t have to wait for it to cool. As water evaporates the dissolved solids in it reach a higher concentration. If the concentration becomes greater than the molecule’s solubility it will precipitate and fall to the bottom.
You don’t have to wait for it to cool. As water evaporates the dissolved solids in it reach a higher concentration. If the concentration becomes greater than the molecule’s solubility it will precipitate and fall to the bottom.