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Acid rain (see Chemistry in the Environment box in Section 5.9) over the Great Lakes has
Chapter 14, Problem 117P(choose chapter or problem)
Acid rain (see Chemistry in the Environment box in Section 5.9) over the Great Lakes has a pH of about 4.5. Calculate the \(\left[\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\) of this rain and compare that value to the \(\left[\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\) 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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QUESTION:
Acid rain (see Chemistry in the Environment box in Section 5.9) over the Great Lakes has a pH of about 4.5. Calculate the \(\left[\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\) of this rain and compare that value to the \(\left[\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\) 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?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Here, we are going to calculate the concentration of hydronium ion of rain over the Great Lakes and compare it with that over the West Coast.
pH is the negative logarithm to base 10 of hydrogen ion concentration.