Solution Found!
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Acid precipitation has an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen
Chapter 37, Problem 12(choose chapter or problem)
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Acid precipitation has an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions (H+). One effect of acid precipitation is to deplete the soil of nutrients such as calcium (Ca2+), potassium (K+), and magnesium (Mg2+). Suggest a hypothesis to explain how acid precipitation washes these nutrients from the soil. How might you test your hypothesis?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Acid precipitation has an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions (H+). One effect of acid precipitation is to deplete the soil of nutrients such as calcium (Ca2+), potassium (K+), and magnesium (Mg2+). Suggest a hypothesis to explain how acid precipitation washes these nutrients from the soil. How might you test your hypothesis?
ANSWER:Hypothesis: Acid precipitation causes nutrients such as calcium (Ca2+), potassium (K+), and magnesium (Mg2+) to leach out of the soil due to its abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions (H+).
Test of hypothesis: To test this hypothesis, we can con