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Question
Rivers from land, add minerals to seawater. Discuss how?
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Solution
Being universal solvent water has the ability to dissolve a wide variety of substances. Some soluble minerals dissolve in water as the water flows through soluble mineral-containing rocks. As a result, rivers convey a considerable amount of nutrients from the land to the sea.
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