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Offline mxd0gia

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How do I calculate the following
« on: February 20, 2008, 04:03:14 PM »
You have 200gallons of a solution containing 1ppm of NaOH and 200ppm of NaHSO3. This solution is then poured into 1 ton of H2O. Assuming steady state, what is the concentration of NaOH and NaHSO3 expected to be in the 1 ton solution?

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Re: How do I calculate the following
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2008, 04:07:15 PM »
Wow.  Hope you're up on your scientific notation skills, because those are going to be some seriously small numbers.  What's the class, Homeopathy 101? :D
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Re: How do I calculate the following
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2008, 04:10:24 PM »
I wonder what they mean by "NaOH and NaHSO3" concentration... What about dissociation? Neutralization?
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Re: How do I calculate the following
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2008, 04:18:38 PM »
I believe the question is asking how much sodium hydroxide and how much sodium bisulfite is expected to be found in the 1 ton solution of water. It's a very small quantity but how is it calculated?

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Re: How do I calculate the following
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2008, 04:23:27 PM »
Well, for starters, you'll want to show a balanced chemical equation.
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