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CHAPTER 5 THE CHEMISTRY OF SEAWATER Objectives 1. To acquaint you with the dissolved, particulate and gaseous components in seawater. 2. To illustrate the complex physical, chemical, and biological feedback systems that have regulated the concentrations, and interactions of these components in the world’s oceans over the last 4 billion years. Key Concepts Major Concept (I) The average waters of the world’s oceans contain 3.5% dissolved salts and 96.5% water. The content of dissolved salts in grams of salt per kilogram of seawater is called salinity. The average ocean salinity is a