Eli5: Why does sea water kill us but electrolyte solutions actually hydrate us? Aren’t they both water + salts?

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Don’t be too hard on me, I almost failed chemistry:'(

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Everything is toxic if you take too much or too little of it.

In the case of electrolytes, it moderates the electrical nervous signals in your body.

Too little, signals cannot reach the body parts which is dangerous.

Too much, irregular signals will be sent throughout the body causing arrhythmia or other dangerous conditions.

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