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Sea is the greatest source of some halogens. Comment.

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Sea water has chlorides, bromides and iodides of potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium. However, Sodium chloride is present in maximum making sea water saline. Various sea weeds contain upto 0.5% iodine.
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