1) Why is it important to use the correct salt-sand mix on highways during winte

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1) Why is it important to use the correct salt-sand mix on highways during winter storms?

2)a) Why is it important to correctly measure the chemicals used in the water treatment plants? b) How might incorrect measurements affect the environment?

3) How and why are environmental contaminants monitored in the soil, water, and air around a chemical manufacturing plant? (use stoichiometry to answer questions)

4) How is a volcano an example of a natural occurrence in which pressures of gases are of major importance? Please be specific.

5) Pressurized CO2 is used in the soft-drink manufacturing industry. a) How many grams of carbon dioxide are in 500.0 cm3 tank at -50° C and 2.00 atm? b) How many grams of oxygen does this tank hold at the same temperature and pressure?

Explanation / Answer

1) during winter storm precipitation water moisture leads to deposition of snow. As a result of which the communication in highways getscrestricted. Thus in order to get rid of this situation, salt- sand mix are sprayed o highways, the salt content leads to decrease in the freezing point ( depression in freezing point) of water and hence the snow gets melted.

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