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Salt concentration (salinity) of the sea measured in parts per thousand is

A

10 – 15

B

30 – 70

C

0 – 5

D

30 – 35

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D
The salt concentration is measured as salinity in parts per thus and is less than 5 in inland waters, 30–35 in the sea and greater than 100 percent in some hypersaline lagoons.
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