The decomposition of a pollutant in water at 30 °C occurred with a rate constant of 2.45 per year. If a local factory spills 7,800 moles of this pollutant into a lake with a volume of 10,000 L, what will the concentration of the pollutant be two years after the spillage?
The decomposition of a pollutant in water at 30 °C occurred with a rate constant of 2.45 per year. If a local factory spills 7,800 moles of this pollutant into a lake with a volume of 10,000 L, what will the concentration of the pollutant be two years after the spillage?
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