Problem: A water sample contains the pollutant chlorobenzene with a concentration of 16 ppb (by mass). What volume of this water contains 5.01×102 mg of chlorobenzene? (Assume a density of 1.00 g/mL.)
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We will solve this problem through these steps:
- Find grams of chlorobenzene
- Find the mass of solution using the ppb formula
- Find volume of solution using density
The formula for ppb is:
Problem Details
A water sample contains the pollutant chlorobenzene with a concentration of 16 ppb (by mass). What volume of this water contains 5.01×102 mg of chlorobenzene? (Assume a density of 1.00 g/mL.)
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