A food processing plant is located on the edge of a river. Upstream from the food processing plant, the pH of a sample of water is 6.5. Downstream, a sample of river water that was mixed with water from the food processing plant was measured at a pH of 8.5. (Share your rationale and show all calculations.) a) Is the water downstream from the food processing plant more acidic or more basic than the river water upstream from the food processing plant? b) What is the concentration of hydrogen ion [H+] in downstream sample of river water that was mixed with water from the food processing plant?
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A food processing plant is located on the edge of a river. Upstream from the food processing plant, the pH of a sample of water is 6.5. Downstream, a sample of river water that was mixed with water from the food processing plant was measured at a pH of 8.5. (Share your rationale and show all calculations.)
a) Is the water downstream from the food processing plant more acidic or more basic than the river water upstream from the food processing plant?
b) What is the concentration of hydrogen ion [H+] in downstream sample of river water that was mixed with water from the food processing plant?
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