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The concentrations of various cations in seawater, in moles per liter, are...

The concentrations of various cations in seawater, in moles per liter, are

(a) At what [OH ] does Mg(OH)2 start to precipitate?

(b) At this concentration, will any of the other ions precipitate?

(c) If enough OH is added to precipitate 50% of the Mg2+, what percentage of each of the other ions will precipitate?

(d) Under the conditions in (c), what mass of precipitate will be obtained from one liter of seawater?

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