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If the pH of rainfall in upstate New York is found to be 4.0, and if the acidity is half due to nitric acid and half to

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:03 am
by answerhappygod
If the pH of rainfall in upstate New York is found to be 4.0,
and if the acidity is half due to nitric acid and half to the two
hydrogen ions released by sulfuric acid. Calculate the masses of
the primary pollutants nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide that are
required to acidify one liter of such rain? Answer:
[SO2: 1.6 mg; NO2: 2.3 mg]
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