Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn answered

From a previous Blurtit answer:

Mark Mottian answered 7/2/2011

Salt behaves very deliquescent (having a strong affinity for moisture) due to the magnesium chloride, which acts as an impurity. Henceforth, when salt is applied to raw mango, the salt will absorb the juices from the mango due to the regular propensity of water to move to … Read more

Didge Doo
Didge Doo answered Anonymous' question

I can't improve on Ray's answer but I do have a story...

About 15 years ago I was dancing with a woman -- round dancing is different, don't ask -- when the music changed and I said, "I don't know this one."

She said, "Do you want to sit down?"

I said, "No, I'll pick it … Read more

Ray Dart
Ray Dart answered Anonymous' question

This is 40-year-old science (supplemented by a quick dive into wikipedia) so you should probably only use it as a guide. (Note to more up-to-date students than me - I already know I've probably used some out-of date terms.)

Osmosis:

If you have two solutions each side of a semi-permeable membrane, the side with the lower concentration … Read more

brit kit
brit kit answered

Very few plants are able t o live on the highest elevations of mount Everest but there are trees that can be found at lower elevations such as: Primula dentculata, birch trees, Rhododendrons and blue pines. The plants in this area only survive at lower elevations because it is much warmer here. In the lower … Read more

Anonymous
Anonymous answered

This is what it looks like, it's a bit dried out because it had been sitting on the table while I was trying to look it up. Read more