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Would you be able to de-salinate ocean water by using a centrifuge?

This is a conjecture I made based on the fact that centrifuges separate materials based on density, like how the plasma is separated from the other things that make up blood. Since salt and water have different densities, I figured you might be able to separate them in a similar manner. Am I missing a key part of the puzzle, like the fact that salt is dissolved in the water and not suspended? Thanks! :)
gpt
No, as salt water is a solution in the chemistry sense of the word. You are correct that the salt is dissolved. Given even mixing and other reasonable assumptions, the solution should be pretty uniform. So it's all at the same density.