Magnesium Ions: Activity in Seawater
- 29 April 1966
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3722), 640-642
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3722.640
Abstract
The activity of magnesium ions in seawater was determined from solubility data and found to be between the values determined by Platford and by Garrels and Thompson. Our value may result from extensive formation of magnesium sulfate ion pairs.Keywords
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