CE 6327

AQUATIC CHEMiSTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS (April 2023 Semester)

Assignment No. 1 (Review Questions)
Submission: Handwritten; Hardcopy, Due date: 26-07-23
(1) What is the gram molecular weight and eguivalent weight of (a) NaHC03, (b) Ca(OH)2,
(c) COz.

(2) What is the pH of a solution with (OH) = 6.3 x 103.4 ?

(3) What is the pHof a solution of distilled water:

(a) to which there is added 1021 M HNO3?
(b) to which there is added 102.1 MH,SO,?
(c) to which there is added 102.1 M NaOH ?
(d) to which there is added 10-2.1 MCa(OH)2?

(4) (a) Calculate the weight of KMnO4 contained in 3.5 Lof 0.25 Msolution.
(b)Calculate the weight of KMnO4 contained in 3.5 Lof 0.25 Nsolution.
(5) Balance the following equations:
(a) CaCl2 + NazCO3 = CaCO3 + NaCl
(b) Cas(PO4)2 + H3PO4 =Ca(H2POa)2
(6) Construct half reactions for the following reductions:
(a) SO,? to S
(b) NO3 to NO2

(7) Write the expression for solubility product (Ksp) for the following solids (i) MgCOs (i)
Fe(OH)3 and (ii) Mga(COs)a(OH)2.
(8) When Mgs(POa)2 is added to distilled water, it is observed that 6.1 x 105 Mof this
material will dissolve. Calculate the solubility product.

(9) What concentration of Ca'* will cause the precipitation of Cas(POa)2 in a solution
containing 1045 M PO,? The solubility product is 1 x 1027,
(10) Concentration of nitrogen species in a water sample are as follows:
NH¡*-N = 13.5 mg/|
NH3-N = 1.06 mg/|
Express the concentration of the ammonia species as (NHa) and (NH3) in both mg/l
and moles per liter (M).