Is Salinity a Chemical Property?
One of the Most Important Physical Properties of Sea Water Is Its Weight or Density. .. . but Salt Water's Density Depends Also on the Amount of Salt in It...
One of the most important physical properties of sea water is its weight or density. ... But salt water's density depends also on the amount of salt in it. The combination of temperature and saltiness (salinity) has profound effects on the circulation of the oceans.
Is salinity a chemical property of seawater or a physical property?
The physical properties of seawater–temperature, salinity, pressure, density, and related quantities such as potential density, heat capacity, sound speed, and others–are of fundamental importance to physical oceanography.
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What is a chemical property of seawater?
The most obvious property of seawater is its high salinity. It is this salinity that makes the water of the oceans different from the water of lakes and rivers. 96.5% of seawater is made up mainly of liquid water in which chloride (Cl-) and sodium (Na+) are the dominant dissolved chemicals.
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