Space/Science — HabitableZone

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ppm and %

1% = 10,000 ppm

2% = 20,000 ppm (see other threads for this being the current estimate of water concentreation)

Equator = 50 ppm H (by weight?)

Mass of H in 2% H2O? amu=1+1 out of 1+1+16 i.e. 1/9 of total H2O

So 2% H2O equates to (2/9)% H i.e. 2,222 ppm H - 41 times as rich as the equator.

Seems to me a natural 41 x enrichment is a good starting point, rather than working from 50 ppm...

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