Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 1:06pm.

The average pH of precipitation in rural areas is 5.70. Assuming that the pH is controlled by the carbonate system, i.e., no anthropogenic acid gases are present  in the atmosphere, calculate the amount of calcium carbonate (mg) dissolved per liter  of rainwater. pKa1=6.33, KCO2=3.388e-02  
  Hint: pCO2=3.162e-04

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