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Approximate composition of seawater by mass:<br>
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<small>Approximate composition of seawater by mass:</small>
[[Image:Deep Blue Sea.jpg|right|140px|Seawater]]
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[[Image:Deep Blue Sea.jpg|right|180px|Seawater]]
 
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! style="background:#E5E5E5;" width="150px" align="left" | Element !! style="background:#E5E5E5;" width="80px" align="right" | % mass
 
! style="background:#E5E5E5;" width="150px" align="left" | Element !! style="background:#E5E5E5;" width="80px" align="right" | % mass
 
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|Oxygen ||align = "right" | 85.7
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|{{wp4|Oxygen}} ||align = "right" | 85.7
 
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|Hydrogen ||align = "right" | 10.8
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|{{wp4|Hydrogen}} ||align = "right" | 10.8
 
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|Chlorine ||align = "right" | 1.9
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|{{wp4|Chlorine}} ||align = "right" | 1.9
 
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|Sodium ||align = "right" | 1.05
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|{{wp4|Sodium}} ||align = "right" | 1.05
 
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|Magnesium ||align = "right" | 0.14
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|{{wp4|Magnesium}} ||align = "right" | 0.14
 
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|Sulfur ||align = "right" | 0.09
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|{{wp4|Sulfur}} ||align = "right" | 0.09
 
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|Calcium ||align = "right" | 0.04
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|{{wp4|Calcium}} ||align = "right" | 0.04
 
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|Potassium ||align = "right" | 0.04
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|{{wp4|Potassium}} ||align = "right" | 0.04
 
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|Others ||align = "right" | Trace
 
|Others ||align = "right" | Trace
 
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<font size=1>''figures from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater]''<br>
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''Need to find a definitive source for these figures''</font>
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<font size=1>''Figures from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater]''<br>
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''Need to find definitive primary source''<br>
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''Element links in list point to Wikipedia article''</font>

Latest revision as of 14:01, 18 July 2010

Approximate composition of seawater by mass:

Seawater
Element  % mass
Oxygen 85.7
Hydrogen 10.8
Chlorine 1.9
Sodium 1.05
Magnesium 0.14
Sulfur 0.09
Calcium 0.04
Potassium 0.04
Others Trace


Figures from [1]
Need to find definitive primary source
Element links in list point to Wikipedia article