CTEC313 : Environmental Analysis

Some calculations in water analysis

Numerical answers

1.
a) 38.0 mg(CaCO3)/L.
b) Total cation charge = 1.787 mM; Total anion charge = 0.900 mM
It is clear that some anions are not accounted for.
e) 32 mg(CaCO3)/L

2.
a) 264 mgCaCO3/L
b) 4.8 mgCaCO3/L
c) 259 mgCaCO3/L

3. No numerical answers.
4.
c) 1.015 mmol/L
d) 1.015 meq/L
f) 0.1015 mmol H+
g) 2.00 mmol/L
h) 4.03 meq/L
i) 201 mg CaCO3/L
5.
a) 4.80 mg/L
b)
i. 318 mg/L
d)
i. You cannot calculate the BOD unless there is some oxygen left at
the end of the test.
e)
i. No (Measured BOD = 172 mg/L
ii. 307 mg/L

6.
c) 2.064x10-3 mol
d) 7.187x10-4 mol.
e) 1.98x10-5 mol
f) 6.989x10-4 mol
g) 1342 mgO2/L