A site in Pennsylvania receives a total annual deposition of 2.688 g/m² of sulfate from fertilizer and acid rain. The ratio bymass of ammonium sulfate/ammonium bisulfate/sulfuric acid is 3.0/5.5/1.0. (a) How much acid, expressed as kg of sulfuric acid,is deposited over an area of 10. km²? (b) How many pounds of CaCO₃ are needed to neutralize this acid? (c) If 10. km² is the area of an unpolluted lake 3 m deep and there is no loss of acid,what pH would be attained in the year? (Assume constant volume.)

A site in Pennsylvania receives a total annual deposition of 2.688 g/m² of sulfate from fertilizer and acid rain. The ratio bymass of ammonium sulfate/ammonium bisulfate/sulfuric acid is 3.0/5.5/1.0. (a) How much acid, expressed as kg of sulfuric acid,is deposited over an area of 10. km²? (b) How many pounds of CaCO₃ are needed to neutralize this acid? (c) If 10. km² is the area of an unpolluted lake 3 m deep and there is no loss of acid,what pH would be attained in the year? (Assume constant volume.)

Introductory Chemistry For Today

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Chapter9: Acids, Bases, And Salts

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