Mercury concentrations in san francisco bay were measured to be 8 ng/l in rain water, 1.25 ng/l dissolved in the bay water, and 250 ng/gm dry weight of sediment. using the information provided and assuming equilibrium, what is the sediment-water partition coefficient for mercury in the sediments (units of cm3 per gram dry weight of sediment)?2x105 cm3/g

the number of protons in the nucleus of a given element. has slight luster and conducts electricity at high temperatures like metal.but like a nonmetal,boron is brittle and does not conduct electricity well at low temperatures. in graphite, carbon is a soft,brittle solid.it is reflective,ductile,or malleable.

each chemical family is represented as a group or column on the periodic table. based on chemical properties, there are 6 types of chemical families. group 1 represents alkali metals, group 2 represents alkaline earth metals, groups 3 to 12 represent transition metals, groups 13 to 16 represent non-metals and other metals, group 17 represents halogens and group 18 represents noble gases.