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The water in lakes that have been acidified by acid rain (HNO3 and H2SO4) can be neutralized by a process called liming, in which limestone (CaCO3) is added to the acidified water. What mass of limestone (in kg) will completely neutralize a 15.2 billion-liter lake that is
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