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Science 18 August 1967:
Vol. 157. no. 3790, p. 823
DOI: 10.1126/science.157.3790.823
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Ion Pairing of Magnesium Sulfate in Seawater: Determined by Ultrasonic Absorption

F. H. Fisher 1

1 Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

Data from ultrasonic absorption in synthetic and natural seawater can be used to calculate pairing of magnesium and sulfate ions in seawater. Calculation under the assumption that data from ion pairing in single salt solution can be applied to seawater solution results in a value of 9.2 percent for the amount of magnesium paired with sulfate and 17.5 percent for sulfate paired with magnesium.

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