Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
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Chapter 17, Problem 131E
Acid rain over the Great lakes has a pH of about 4.5. Calculate the [H3O+] of this rain and compare that value to the [H3O+] of rain over the West Coast that has a pH of 5.4. How many times more concentrated is the acid in rain over the Great Lakes?
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