Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
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Author: Neil D. Jespersen, Alison Hyslop
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Chapter 15, Problem 91RQ
Acid rain, acid mine runoff, and acid leaching of metals from soils are important environmental considerations. What do these topics refer to and how do they affect you as a person?
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Acidity of a solution is determined by the concentration H of hydrogen ions in the solution (measured in moles per liter of solution). Chemists use the negative of the logarithm of the concentration of
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Lower pH values indicate a more acidic solution.
(a) Normal rain has a pH value of 5.6. Rain in the eastern United States often has a pH level of 3.8. How much more acidic is this than normal rain? (Round your answer to two decimal
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Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter
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