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Molality
14. Solutions / Molality / Problem 1

Salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water. A sample of lake water was found to contain 255 ppm K+, 7600 ppm Na+, 1020 ppm Mg2+, 13800 ppm Cl, 214 ppm Ca2+, 1900 ppm SO42–, and 289 ppm HCO3. Calculate the total molality of ions in the lake.

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