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a marine aquarium is found to contain a salt concentration of 40 ppt. How many grams of salt are in one liter of the solution?

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Answer:

There is 40*10⁻¹² g (or 4 * 10⁻¹¹ g) solute in one liter of solution

Step-by-step explanation:

Concentration measured in very small levels is expressed in terms of ppt i.e. parts per trillion which is the amount (grams) of solute present in a liter (L) volume of solution


1 ppt = 1*10^(-12) g\ solute/L\ solution\\

The concentration of salt in the aquarium is 40 ppt

This implies that there is 40*10⁻¹² g salt in one liter of the solution

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