Atmospheric CO2 levels have risen by nearly 20% over the past 40 years from 315 ppm to

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Atmospheric CO2 levels have risen by nearly 20% over the past 40 years from 315 ppm to 380 ppm.
(a) Given that the average pH of clean, unpolluted rain today is 5.4, determine the pH of unpolluted rain 40 years ago. Assume that carbonic acid (H2CO3) formed by the reaction of CO2 and water is the only factor influencing pH.
Atmospheric CO2 levels have risen by nearly 20% over the

(b) What volume of CO2 at 25 (C and 1.0 atm is dissolved in a 20.0-L bucket of today's rainwater?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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