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What are the dissolved salts in the ocean called?

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The salts are: sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium chlorides.

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What is the total amount of dissolved salt in water called?

The total amount of dissolved salts in ocean water is referred to as "Salinity". :)


The measure of the amount of salts dissolved in the ocean?

Salinity


What percent of the ocean consists of dissolved salts?

99.28%


Where did the salts on the ocean came from?

Salts are dissolved from the Earth by rivers and transported in seas and oceans.


How are salts added to ocean water?

Salts are dissolved from the earth and transported by rivers in oceans.


How salts collect in the ocean?

Salts are dissolved from the Earth and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.


Is dissolved salts in ocean water?

no it is not its just ocean water and grains of sand


What term do oceanographers use to describe the amount of dissolved salts in ocean water?

The total amount of dissolved salts in ocean water is referred to as "Salinity". :)


What is it called if salts dissolved in water?

It is called a soluble


How does salt get into ocean water?

Water contains dissolved chemicals called "salts"


What temperature is ocean water likely to contain more dissolved salts 30 degrees or 15 degrees?

what temperature is ocean water likely to contain more dissolved salts 30 degrees or 15 degrees


Is the pH of an ocean the measure of the amount of the salts dissolved in it?

pH is a measure of the acidity. concentration of salts would be molarity.