REPORT ON THE COMPOSITION OE OCEAN-WATER. 
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Table IX. 
Showing the Absorption of Air and Nitrogen by Sea- Water. 
[One litre of sea-water, when saturated with (infinite) excess of air at f absorbs 1000A. c.c. of gas, contain- 
ing n x volumes of oxygen and n 2 volumes of nitrogen in unit volume.] 
t. 
1000X 
Diff 
1000A?? 2 
Diff. 
n l ~'n 1 
100 x Wj 
-5 
27-27 
17-85 
•5280 
34-56 
-4 
26-49 
•78 
17-35 
•50 
•5273 
•52 
-3 
25 - 76 
•73 
16-87 
•48 
•5266 
•49 
- 2 
25-06 
•70 
16-43 
•44 
•5258 
•46 
- 1 
24-40 
•66 
16-00 
•43 
•5251 
•43 
0 
23-78 
•62 
15-60 
•40 
•5244 
•40 
+ 1 
23-18 
•60 
15-21 
•39 
•5237 
•37 
2 
22-62 
•56 
14-85 
•36 
•5229 
•34 
3 
22-08 
•54 
14-50 
•35 
•5222 
•31 
4 
21-57 
•51 
14-18 
•32 
•5215 
•28 
5 
21-08 
•49 
13-86 
•32 
•5208 
•24 
6 
20-61 
•47 
13-56 
•30 
•5200 
•21 
7 
20-16 
•45 
13-26 
•30 
•5193 
T8 
8 
19-73 
•43 
12-99 
•27 
•5186 
T5 
9 
19-32 
•41 
12-73 
•26 
•5179 
•12 
10 
18-92 
•40 
12-47 
•26 
•5172 
•09 
11 
18-54 
•38 
12-23 
•24 
•5165 
•06 
12 
18-18 
•36 
11-99 
•24 
•5158 
•03 
13 
17-83 
•35 
11-77 
•22 
•5150 
•00 
14 
17-50 
•33 
11-56 
•21 
•5143 
33-96 
15 
17-17 
•33 
11-34 
•22 
•5136 
•93 
16 
16-86 
•31 
11-14 
•20 
•5129 
•90 
17 
16-56 
•30 
10-95 
•19 
•5122 
•87 
18 
16-27 
•29 
10-76 
•19 
•5115 
•84 
19 
15-99 
•28 
10-58 
•18 
■5108 
•81 
20 
15-72 
•27 
10-41 
T7 
•5101 
•78 
21 
15-46 
•26 
10-24 
T7 
•5094 
75 
22 
15-20 
•26 
10-07 
•17 
•5087 
•72 
23 
14-96 
•24 
9-92 
•15 
•5079 
■68 
24 
14-72 
•24 
9-77 
•15 
•5072 
•65 
25 
14-49 
•23 
9-62 
T5 
•5065 
•62 
26 
14-27 
•22 
9-48 
•14 
•5058 
•59 
27 
14-05 
-22 
9-34 
•14 
•5051 
•56 
28 
13-84 
•21 
9-20 
•14 
■5044 
•53 
29 
13-64 
•20 
9-07 
T3 
•5037 
•50 
30 
13-44 
•20 
8-94 
•13 
•5030 
•47 
31 
13-25 
•19 
8-82 
•12 
•5023 
•44 
32 
13-06 
■19 
8-70 
•12 
•5016 
•40 
33 
12-88 
■18 
8-58 
•12 
•5009 
•37 
34 
12-70 
•18 
8-47 
-11 
•5002 
•34 
35 
12-53 
•17 
8-36 
•11 
•4995 
•31 
