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3 years ago

Why is it important to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from raw sewage?

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Nitrogen and phosphorus leaked into the water systems increase nutrients available for algae, leading to eutrophication. Because of the amount of algae growing in water systems, bacteria use up a huge amount of oxygen during metabolism in order to clear away the algae. As a result there is much less oxygen available for other living things , and thus their oxygen requirement can not be met , and consequently there is a mass death of these organisms.

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For part (a): pHsol=2.22

Explanation:

I will show you how to solve part (a), so that you can use this example to solve part (b) on your own.

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You can use an ICE table and the initial concentration ofthe acid to determine the concentrations of the conjugate base and of the hydronium ions tha are produced when the acid ionizes

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Answer: The volume of the sample after the reaction takes place is 29.25 L.

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The given reaction equation is as follows.

$OF_{2}(g) + H_{2}O(g) \rightarrow O_{2}(g) + 2HF(g)$

So, moles of product formed are calculated as follows.

$\frac{3}{2} \times 0.17 mol \\= 0.255 mol$

Hence, the given data is as follows.

$n_{1}$ = 0.17 mol, $n_{2}$ = 0.255 mol

$V_{1}$ = 19.5 L, $V_{2} = ?$

As the temperature and pressure are constant. Hence, formula used to calculate the volume of sample after the reaction is as follows.

$\frac{V_{1}}{n_{1}} = \frac{V_{2}}{n_{2}}$

Substitute the values into above formula as follows.

$\frac{V_{1}}{n_{1}} = \frac{V_{2}}{n_{2}}\\\frac{19.5 L}{0.17 mol} = \frac{V_{2}}{0.255 mol}\\V_{2} = \frac{19.5 L \times 0.255 mol}{0.17 mol}\\= \frac{4.9725}{0.17} L\\= 29.25 L$

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