the black "smoke" that flows out of deep ocean hydrothermal vents is made of
insoluble metal sulfides ..? suspended in seawater. Of the following cations that are present in the water flowing up through these vents, which ones could contribute to the formation of the black smoke?
there could be more than one answer:
Fe2+
Na+
Mn2+
Mg2+
Ca2+
Cu2+
Li+
Pb2+
Zn2+
insoluble metal sulfides ..? suspended in seawater. Of the following cations that are present in the water flowing up through these vents, which ones could contribute to the formation of the black smoke?
there could be more than one answer:
Fe2+
Na+
Mn2+
Mg2+
Ca2+
Cu2+
Li+
Pb2+
Zn2+