Life: The Science of Biology
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Chapter 57.4, Problem 1R
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The reason due to which residence time of a water molecule is short in organisms, soil, and rivers and is much longer in lakes, glaciers, and oceans.
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The residence time of a water molecule may be defined as that average time of the water molecule for which it stays on the water surface. The value varies in different water bodies.
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