Too much manganese in drinking water can cause the following undesirable effects: black to brown color; black staining; bitter metallic taste . The EPA's Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level for manganese in drinking water is5.00×10-2 mg/L. (1) If 4.45×104 liters of water in a storage tank contains 10.0 grams of Mn , what is the contaminant level in ppm? ppm       Assume that the density of the impure water is 1.00 g/mL. (2) Is this level acceptable based on EPA guidelines?

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Too much manganese in drinking water can cause the following undesirable effects: black to brown color; black staining; bitter metallic taste . The EPA's Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level for manganese in drinking water is5.00×10-2 mg/L.

(1) If 4.45×104 liters of water in a storage tank contains 10.0 grams of Mn , what is the contaminant level in ppm? ppm
      Assume that the density of the impure water is 1.00 g/mL.

(2) Is this level acceptable based on EPA guidelines?

 
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