a) Using the following data that you collect from your experiment, determine the concentration of acid in the river water. b) What is the pH of the river water? c) Give one reason as to why this pH level is a concern
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You have been given a sample of river water and have been asked to determine the concentration of acid in the river. You decide to do a titration with potassium hydroxide.
a) Using the following data that you collect from your experiment, determine the concentration of acid in the river water.
b) What is the pH of the river water?
c) Give one reason as to why this pH level is a concern.
| Mass of potassium hydroxide: 2.752 g |
| Volume of potassium hydroxide solution: 500. mL |
| Trial 1 | Trial 2 | Trial 3 | |
| Initial burette reading (mL) | 1.25 | 16.65 | 32.15 |
| Final burette reading (mL) | 16.65 | 32.15 | 47.26 |
| Volume of water from river (mL) | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
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