Composition of Sea Water
Seawater at 3.5% salinity. ppm = parts per million.
| Element |
Symbol |
ppm |
Percentage |
| Oxygen |
H2O |
883,000 |
86.0341% |
| Hydrogen |
H2O |
110,000 |
10.7177% |
| Chlorine |
NaCl |
19,400 |
1.8902% |
| Sodium |
NaCl |
10,800 |
1.0523% |
| Magnesium |
Mg |
1,290 |
0.1257% |
| Sulfur |
S |
904 |
0.0881% |
| Calcium |
Ca |
411 |
0.0400% |
| Potassium |
K |
392 |
0.0382% |
| Bromine |
Br |
67 |
0.0066% |
| Carbon |
C |
28 |
0.0027% |
| Nitrogen |
N |
16 |
0.0015% |
| Fluorine |
F |
13 |
0.0013% |
| Strontium |
Sr |
8.1 |
0.0008% |
| Boron |
B |
4.5 |
0.0004% |
| Silicon |
Si |
2.9 |
0.0003% |
| Argon |
Ar |
0.4500000 |
|
| Lithium |
Li |
0.1700000 |
|
| Rubidium |
Rb |
0.1200000 |
|
| Phosphorus |
P |
0.0880000 |
|
| Iodine |
I |
0.0640000 |
|
| Barium |
Ba |
0.0210000 |
|
| Molybdenum |
Mo |
0.0100000 |
|
| Nickel |
Ni |
0.0066000 |
|
| Zinc |
Zn |
0.0050000 |
|
| Ferrum |
Fe |
0.0034000 |
|
| Uranium |
U |
0.0033000 |
|
| Arsenic |
As |
0.0026000 |
|
| Vanadium |
V |
0.0019000 |
|
| Aluminium |
Al |
0.0010000 |
|
| Titanium |
Ti |
0.0010000 |
|
| Copper |
Cu |
0.0009000 |
|
| Selenium |
Se |
0.0009000 |
|
| Stannum |
Sn |
0.0008100 |
|
| Manganese |
Mn |
0.0004000 |
|
| Cobalt |
Co |
0.0003900 |
|
| Antimony |
Sb |
0.0003300 |
|
| Cesium |
Cs |
0.0003000 |
|
| Argentum |
Ag |
0.0002800 |
|
| Krypton |
Kr |
0.0002100 |
|
| Chromium |
Cr |
0.0002000 |
|
| Mercury |
Hg |
0.0001500 |
|
| Neon |
Ne |
0.0001200 |
|
| Cadmium |
Cd |
0.0001100 |
|
| Germanium |
Ge |
0.0000600 |
|
| Xenon |
Xe |
0.0000470 |
|
| Gallium |
Ga |
0.0000300 |
|
| Lead |
Pb |
0.0000300 |
|
| Zirconium |
Zr |
0.0000260 |
|
| Bismuth |
Bi |
0.0000200 |
|
| Niobium |
Nb |
0.0000150 |
|
| Yttrium |
Y |
0.0000130 |
|
| Aurum |
Au |
0.0000110 |
|
| Rhenium |
Re |
0.0000084 |
|
| Hafnium |
Hf |
0.0000080 |
|
| Helium |
He |
0.0000072 |
|
| Scandium |
Sc |
0.0000040 |
|
| Lanthanum |
La |
0.0000029 |
|
| Neodymium |
Nd |
0.0000028 |
|
| Tantalum |
Ta |
0.0000025 |
|
| Europium |
Eu |
0.0000013 |
|
| Cerium |
Ce |
0.0000012 |
|
| Tungsten |
W |
0.0000010 |
|
| Dysprosium |
Dy |
0.0000009 |
|
| Erbium |
Er |
0.0000009 |
|
| Ytterbium |
Yb |
0.0000008 |
|
| Ruthenium |
Ru |
0.0000007 |
|
| Gadolinium |
Gd |
0.0000007 |
|
| Praesodymium |
Pr |
0.0000006 |
|
| Beryllium |
Be |
0.0000006 |
|
| Samarium |
Sm |
0.0000005 |
|
| Thorium |
Th |
0.0000004 |
|
| Holmium |
Ho |
0.0000002 |
|
| Thulium |
Tm |
0.0000002 |
|
| Lutetium |
Lu |
0.0000002 |
|
| Terbium |
Tb |
0.0000001 |
|
