why is the ocean salty, and how did it get that way?

Question

why is the ocean salty, and how did it get that way?

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Answer 1

– there’s water in the planet

– there’s salt

– salt dissolves in water, so it’ll end up in the seas

By contrast, rivers are not salty since they basically originate from rain/snow (salt obviously doesn’t evaporate).