CM8001

Q1. 1. Explain why desalination techniques, despite proven technological effectiveness, are not used more widely to produce potable drinking water.

Q2. Some vitamins are water-soluble, whereas others are fat-soluble. Would you expect either or both to be polar compounds? Please explain

Q3. Here are examples of what an individual might do to reduce acid rain. For each, explain the connection to producing acid rain.

a. Hang your laundry to dry it.

b. Walk, bike, or take public transportation to work.

c. Avoid running dishwashers and washing machines with small loads.

d. Add additional insulation on hot water heaters and pipes.

e. Buy locally grown produce and locally produced food.

Q4. Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky (US) is in close proximity to the coal-fired electric utility plants in the Ohio Valley. Noting this, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) reported that this national park had the poorest visibility of any in the country.

a. What is the connection between coal-fired plants and poor visibility?

b. The NPCA reported “the average rainfall in Mammoth Cave National Park is 10 times more acidic than natural.” From this information and that in your text, estimate the pH of rainfall in the park.