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The pH of acid rain would be _____. greater than 7 less than 7 exactly 7 exactly 14

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Nookie1986 [14]3 years ago

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Less than 7, Ph of 7 is neutral Acid Rain would be between 4 and 0.

guapka [62]3 years ago

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Answer:

Less than 7.

Explanation:

pH scale in chemistry is used to measure the concentration of hydrogen ion. In other words, it is used to measure the extent of acidity or alkalinity of any solution. The pH scale having numbers that range from 0 to 14. The acidic solution has a lower pH value while the basic solution has a higher pH. The pH value of pure water is 7.

As the name implies acid rain, it is formed by the combination of sulfur and nitrogen oxides. The pH of acid rain is less than 7. Typically its value is 4.

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$v_1(t)=80.6\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}+\left(3.90\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)t$

The rocket then reaches an altitude of 1150 m at time t such that

$1150\,\mathrm m=\left(80.6\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)t+\dfrac12\left(3.90\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)t^2$

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$t=11.2\,\mathrm s$

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$v_1(11.2\,\mathrm s)=124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}$

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$y_2(t)=1150\,\mathrm m+\left(124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)t-\dfrac g2t^2$

where $g=9.80\frac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}$ is the acceleration due to gravity, and its velocity is

$v_2(t)=124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}-gt$

(a) After the first 11.2 s of flight, the rocket is in the air for as long as it takes for $y_2(t)$ to reach 0:

$1150\,\mathrm m+\left(124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)t-\dfrac g2t^2=0\implies t=32.6\,\mathrm s$

So the rocket is in motion for a total of 11.2 s + 32.6 s = 43.4 s.

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${v_f}^2-{v_i}^2=2a\Delta y$

where $v_f$ and $v_i$ denote final and initial velocities, respecitively, $a$ denotes acceleration, and $\Delta y$ the difference in altitudes over some time interval. At its maximum height, the rocket has zero velocity. After the engines fail, the rocket will keep moving upward for a little while before it starts to fall to the ground, which means $y_2$ will contain the information we need to find the maximum height.

$-\left(124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)^2=-2g(y_{\rm max}-1150\,\mathrm m)$

Solve for $y_{\rm max}$ and we find that the rocket reaches a maximum altitude of about 1930 m.

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