Even before the industrial age, rainwater was slightly acidic due to dissolved CO₂. Use the following data to calculatepH of unpolluted rainwater at 25°C: vol % in air of CO₂=0.033 vol %; solubility of CO₂ in pure water at 25°C and 1 atm =88 mL CO₂/100 mL H₂O; Kₐ₁ of H₂CO₃=4.5X107

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Even before the industrial age, rainwater was slightly acidic due to dissolved CO₂. Use the following data to calculatepH of unpolluted rainwater at 25°C: vol % in air of CO₂=0.033 vol %; solubility of CO₂ in pure water at 25°C and 1 atm =88 mL CO₂/100 mL H₂O; Kₐ₁ of H₂CO₃=4.5X107

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