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Oceanography vocab
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Oceanography vocab | definitions |
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conservative constituent | an element that is in constant proportions in seawater |
colligative properties | 4 properties of solutions |
heat capacity of water decreases, as this increases | salinity |
as salinity increases, this decreases | freezing point |
as salinity increases, this slows | evaporation |
osmotic pressure increases with | increasing salinity |
principle of constant proportions | ratio of major salts is constant |
buffer | a group of substances that tends to resist change in PH by combining with free ions |
salinity | measure of the dissolved solids in seawater |
residence time | average length of time an element spends in the ocean |
sodium chloride | the most common salt |
chemical form of salt | NaCl |
polar molecule | unbalanced charge |
pure water has no | colligative properties |
pure water is not | a solution |
ocean is in | chemical equilibrium |
salts exists as _____ in seawater | ions |