Question

If the lead concentration in water is 1 ppm, then we should be able to recover 1 mg of lead from _____ L of water.

Answer 1

Answer:

1 L

Explanation:

ppm means parts per million. Generally the relationship between mass and litre is given as;

1 ppm = 1 mg/L

This means that 1 ppm is equivalent to 1 mg of a substance dissolved in 1 L of water.