Salinity in seawater is
mainly due to presence of sodium chloride. Abundant element in the seawater is
chloride and constitutes 1.94% of all the constituents.
Chloride is followed by sodium
which constitutes 1.08%, potassium 0.04% and minute quantities of iodine.
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