The Earths oceans have a salinity of 35. What is the concentration of dissolved salts in seawater

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The Earth’s oceans have a salinity of 35. What is the concentration of dissolved salts in seawater when expressed in ppm? What percentage of salts must be removed from seawater before it can be considered freshwater (dissolved salts 6500 ppm)?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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