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{| |+ Seawater composition (by mass) (salinity = 35) |- ! Element ! Percent ! Element ! Percent | Oxygen 85.84 Sulfur 0.091 Hydrogen 10.82 Calcium 0.04 Chlorine 1.94 Potassium 0.04 Sodium 1.08 Bromine 0.0067 Magnesium 0.1292 Carbon 0.0028 |+ Total Molal Composition of Seawater (Salinity = 35)[5] ! Component ! Concentration (mol/kg) | H2O 53.6 Cl- 0.546 Na+ 0.469 Mg2+ 0.0528 SO42- 0.0282 Ca2+0.0103 K+ 0.0102 CT 0.00206 Br- 0.000844 BT 0.000416 Sr2+ 0.000091 F- 0.000068 Refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_water |}

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Roughly 50% sodium and 50% chloride

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