The marble statue is completely exposed to the elements and it has a mass of 82.48 kg and a surface area of 240 sq. ft. The average pH of rainwater in Pittsburgh is 4.3. This is one of the lowest values of average pH found in the United States. This pH value will be used for some of the calculations that follow. Pittsburgh experiences high acid rain levels as combination of its own industry pollutants, and being in the west to east weather pattern from other industrialized areas. CALCULATIONS (Show work on all)
What is the hydrogen ion concentration during an average rainstorm in Pittsburgh?
How many Liters of rainfall would be necessary to completely deteriorate the marble statue?
During a rainstorm in which 1 inch of rain is falling per hour, an area of 280 sq. ft. is exposed to 660.1 L of rain per hour. At this rate how many hours would it have to rain in order for the entire statue to completely wash away?
If someone were to obtain a bucket full of rainwater (volume is 1 L) and drop a piece of calcium carbonate into it, what would be the rate of the reaction at that instant?