Method to measure soluble organic carbon in seawater includes oxidation of the organic materials to CO2 with K2S2O8, followed by gravimetric determination of the CO2 trapped by a column of Ascarite. A water sample weighing 6.234 g produced 2.378 mg of CO2 (FM 44.009). Calculate the ppm carbon in the seawater.

The ppm carbon in the seawater is 104.01.

Explanation:

Mass of seawater = 6.234 g

Mass of carbon dioxide gas  produced = 2.378 mg = 0.002378 g

1 mg = 0.001 g

Moles of carbon dioxide gas =

1 mol of carbon dioxde gas has 1 mole pf carbon atoms,then will have ;

of carbon

Mass of of carbon ;

To calculate the ppm of oxygen in sea water, we use the equation:

(Both the masses are in grams)

The ppm carbon in the seawater is 104.01.

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