Mineral Makeup of Seawater
In order of most to least:
Element | Molecular Weight | PPM in Seawater | Molar Concentration |
Chloride | 35.4 | 18980 | 0.536158 |
Sodium | 23 | 10561 | 0.459174 |
Magnesium | 24.3 | 1272 | 0.052346 |
Sulfur | 32 | 884 | 0.027625 |
Calcium | 40 | 400 | 0.01 |
Potassium | 39.1 | 380 | 0.009719 |
Bromine | 79.9 | 65 | 0.000814 |
Carbon(inorganic) | 12 | 28 | 0.002333 |
Strontium | 87.6 | 13 | 0.000148 |
Boron | 10.8 | 4.6 | 0.000426 |
Silicon | 28.1 | 4 | 0.000142 |
Carbon (organic) | 12 | 3 | 0.00025 |
Aluminum | 27 | 1.9 | 0.00007 |
Fluorine | 19 | 1.4 | 0.000074 |
N as nitrate | 14 | 0.7 | 0.00005 |
Nitrogen (organic) | 14 | 0.2 | 0.000014 |
Rubidium | 85 | 0.2 | 0.0000024 |
Lithium | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.000015 |
P as Phosphate | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0000032 |
Copper | 63.5 | 0.09 | 0.0000014 |
Barium | 137 | 0.05 | 0.00000037 |
Iodine | 126.9 | 0.05 | 0.00000039 |
N as nitrite | 14 | 0.05 | 0.0000036 |
N as ammonia | 14 | 0.05 | 0.0000036 |
Arsenic | 74.9 | 0.024 | 0.00000032 |
Iron | 55.8 | 0.02 | 0.00000036 |
P as organic | 31 | 0.016 | 0.00000052 |
Zinc | 65.4 | 0.014 | 0.00000021 |
Manganese | 54.9 | 0.01 | 0.00000018 |
Lead | 207.2 | 0.005 | 0.000000024 |
Selenium | 79 | 0.004 | 0.000000051 |
Tin | 118.7 | 0.003 | 0.000000025 |
Cesium | 132.9 | 0.002 | 0.000000015 |
Molybdenum | 95.9 | 0.002 | 0.000000021 |
Uranium | 238 | 0.0016 | 0.0000000067 |
Gallium | 69.7 | 0.0005 | 0.0000000072 |
Nickel | 58.7 | 0.0005 | 0.0000000085 |
Thorium | 232 | 0.0005 | 0.0000000022 |
Cerium | 140 | 0.0004 | 0.0000000029 |
Vanadium | 50.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000059 |
Lanthanum | 139.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000022 |
Yttrium | 88.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000034 |
Mercury | 200.6 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000015 |
Silver | 107.9 | 0.0003 | 0.0000000028 |
Bismuth | 209 | 0.0002 | 0.00000000096 |
Cobalt | 58.9 | 0.0001 | 0.0000000017 |
Gold | 197 | 0.000008 | 0.00000000004 |