Sea Water Composition
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[edit] Sea Water CompositionAverage total components of natural sea water. |
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Introduction
The levels listed below are from a sample from ocean waters from one part of the world. Levels change from one location to the next. However, the levels in the chart below are actual numbers from an actual sample and shows levels that can be found in the open ocean.
| Natural Sea water composition in parts per million. | |||
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| Element | PPM | ||
| Chlorine, Cl | 19,500 | ||
| Sodium, Na | 10,770 | ||
| Magnesium, Mg | 1,290 | ||
| Sulphur, S | 905 | ||
| Calcium, Ca | 412 | ||
| Potassium, K | 380 | ||
| Bromine, Br | 67 | ||
| Carbon, C | 28 | ||
| Nitrogen, N | 11.5 | ||
| Stontium, Sr | 8 | ||
| Oxygen, O | 6 | ||
| Boron, MB | 4.4 | ||
| Silicon, Si | 2 | ||
| Fluorine, F | 1.3 | ||
| Argon, Ar | 0.43 | ||
| Lithium, Li | 0.18 | ||
| Rubidium, Rb | 0.12 | ||
| Phosphorus, P | 0.06 | ||
| Iodine, I | 0.06 | ||
| Barium, Ba | 0.02 | ||
| Molybdenium, Mo | 0.01 | ||
| Arsenic, As | 0.0037 | ||
| Uranium, U | 0.0032 | ||
| Vanadium, V | 0.0025 | ||
| Titanium, Ti | 0.001 | ||
| Zinc, Zn | 0.0005 | ||
| Nickel, Ni | 0.00048 | ||
| Aluminium, Al | 0.0004 | ||
| Cesium, Cs | 0.0004 | ||
| Chromium, Cr | 0.0003 | ||
| Antimony, Sb | 0.00024 | ||
| Krypton, Kr | 0.0002 | ||
| Selenium, Se | 0.0002 | ||
| Neon, Ne | 0.00012 | ||
| Manganese, Mn | 0.0001 | ||
| Cadmium, Cd | 0.0001 | ||
| Copper, Cu | 0.0001 | ||
| Tungsten, W | 0.0001 | ||
| Iron, Fe | 0.000055 | ||
| Xenon, Xe | 0.00005 | ||
| Zirconium, Zr | 0.00003 | ||
| Bismuth, Bi | 0.00002 | ||
| Niobium, Nb | 0.00001 | ||
| Thallium, Tl | 0.00001 | ||
| Thorium, Th | 0.00001 | ||
| Hafnium, Hf | 7 x 10-6 | ||
| Helium, He | 6.8 x 10−6 | ||
| Beryllium, Be | 5.6 x 10-6 | ||
| Germanium, Ge | 5 x 10-6 | ||
| Gold, Au | 4 x 10-6 | ||
| Rhenium, Re | 4 x 10-6 | ||
| Cobalt, Co | 3 x 10-6 | ||
| Lanthanium, La | 3 x 10-6 | ||
| Neodymium, Nd | 3 x 10-6 | ||
| Lead, Pb | 2 x 10-6 | ||
| Silver, Ag | 2 x 10-6 | ||
| Tantalum, Ta | 2 x 10-6 | ||
| Gallium, Ga | 2 x 10-6 | ||
| Yttrium, Y | 1.3 x 10-7 | ||
| Mercury, Hg | 1 x 10-6 | ||
| Cerium, Ce | 1 x 10-6 | ||
| Dysprosium, Dy | 9 x 10-7 | ||
| Erbium, Er | 8 x 10-7 | ||
| Ytterbium, Yb | 8 x 10-7 | ||
| Gadolinium, Gd | 7 x 10-7 | ||
| Praseodymium, Pr | 6 x 10-7 | ||
| Scandium, Sc | 6 x 10-7 | ||
| Tin, Sn | 6 x 10-7 | ||
| Holmium, Ho | 2 x 10-7 | ||
| Lutetium, Lu | 2 x 10-7 | ||
| Thulium, Tm | 2 x 10-7 | ||
| Indium, In | 1 x 10-7 | ||
| Trebium, Tb | 1 x 10-7 | ||
| Palladium, Pd | 5 x 10-8 | ||
| Samarium, Sm | 5 x 10-8 | ||
| Tellurium, Te | 1 x 10-8 | ||
| Europium, Eu | 1 x 10-8 | ||
| Radium, Ra | 7 x 10-11 | ||
| Protactinium, Pa | 5 x 10-11 | ||
| Radon, Rn | 6 x 10-16 | ||
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Reference
Ocean chemistry and deep-sea sediments, Editor: Bearman G., Pergamon: Sydney, 1989.
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FAQ
Commonly-asked questions regarding Sea Water Composition.
