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Question

Salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water. A sample of lake water was found to contain 255 ppm K⁺, 7600 ppm Na⁺, 1020 ppm Mg²⁺, 13800 ppm Cl^–, 214 ppm Ca²⁺, 1900 ppm SO₄^2–, and 289 ppm HCO₃^–. Calculate the total molality of ions in the lake.

Accepted Answer

0.819 m

Answer

0.623 m

Answer

1.22 m

Answer

1.96 m

Salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water. A sample of lake water was found to contain 255 ppm K+, 7600 ppm Na+, 1020 ppm Mg2+, 13800 ppm Cl–, 214 ppm Ca2+, 1900 ppm SO42–, and 289 ppm HCO3–. Calculate the total molality of ions in the lake.

Salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water. A sample of lake water was found to contain 255 ppm K⁺, 7600 ppm Na⁺, 1020 ppm Mg²⁺, 13800 ppm Cl^–, 214 ppm Ca²⁺, 1900 ppm SO₄^2–, and 289 ppm HCO₃^–. Calculate the total molality of ions in the lake.