If salt mixes well in water how can you tell if a lake is full of salt-water or fresh water

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Amya Lee

25 August, 06:40

If salt mixes well in water how can you tell if a lake is full of salt-water or fresh water

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Raul Pham · Answer 1

Taste it. Or, take the logical way and boil the water from the lake. After all the water has boiled, if there is salt, then it is salt water. If nothing is left, then it is fresh water.

Guillermo Thornton · Answer 2

Taste it. Or you'll float really easy