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Which of the following aquatic environments would not freeze in winter?

a.
lake
b.
pond
c.
salt marsh
d.
stream

User August
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Answer:

C Salt Marsh

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User Rosanna
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The right answer is salt marsh.

The salt (Sodium Chloride or NaCl) contained in the marsh, delays the formation of ice because the ions contained in the salt (Na + and Cl-) will congeal on the hydrogen atoms (H) and oxygen ( O) water molecules hindering the bonds that allow the formation of ice.

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