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... sea water are several inorganic salts that are of crucial importance to organisms in sea water . Included here are the nutrients , the phosphates and nitrates , which are required by plants to synthesize organic material in ...
... sea water are several inorganic salts that are of crucial importance to organisms in sea water . Included here are the nutrients , the phosphates and nitrates , which are required by plants to synthesize organic material in ...
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... sea water , and sea water has a considerable capacity to absorb the gas . This is because carbon dioxide , upon entering sea water , reacts with the water to produce carbonic acid . Carbonic acid further dissociates into a hydrogen ion ...
... sea water , and sea water has a considerable capacity to absorb the gas . This is because carbon dioxide , upon entering sea water , reacts with the water to produce carbonic acid . Carbonic acid further dissociates into a hydrogen ion ...
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... sea water . It is necessary , however , to maintain the same number of solute particles in the body fluid as in the surrounding sea water in order to avoid osmotic problems . Osmosis is the passage of water across semipermeable membrane ...
... sea water . It is necessary , however , to maintain the same number of solute particles in the body fluid as in the surrounding sea water in order to avoid osmotic problems . Osmosis is the passage of water across semipermeable membrane ...
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