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[[File:Sea water Virgo.jpg|thumb|250px|Seawater in the Strait of Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia]] | |||
'''Seawater''' is [[water]] from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter by volume) of seawater has approximately 35 grams (1.2 oz) of dissolved salts, predominantly [[sodium]] and [[chloride]] ions. | '''Seawater''' is [[water]] from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter by volume) of seawater has approximately 35 grams (1.2 oz) of dissolved salts, predominantly [[sodium]] and [[chloride]] ions. | ||
== Dependencies == | == Dependencies == | ||
* [[Chloride]] | * [[Chloride]] | ||
* [[Sodium]] | * [[Sodium]] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Ice]] | * [[Ice]] | ||
* [[Snow]] | * [[Snow]] | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 8 January 2023
Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter by volume) of seawater has approximately 35 grams (1.2 oz) of dissolved salts, predominantly sodium and chloride ions.
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