Macmillan Learning The defendant in a lawsuit over industrial pollution is accused of releasing effluent of...

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Macmillan Learning The defendant in a lawsuit over industrial pollution is accused of releasing effluent of pH 10 into a trout stream. The plaintiff asked that the defendant reduce the effluent's pH to no higher than 7. The defendant's attorney, aiming to please the court, promised that his client would do even better than that: they would bring the pH of the effluent down to 1! Would the defense attorney's suggestion be an acceptable remedy for the plaintiff? Why or why not? Yes, because an effluent of pH 1 would neutralize the effluent of pH 10. No, because a effluent of pH 1 would give other fish species a selective advantage over trout. Yes, because the lower the pH the better. O No, because an effluent of pH 1 would harm the trout and other life in the stream. Select the facts about pH that the defense attorney needs to understand. The best pH for most living creatures is midway between 0 and 14. The pH scale runs from very acidic to very alkaline. A pH value of 0 is considered neutral. Macmillan Learning The defendant in a lawsuit over industrial pollution is accused of releasing effluent of pH 10 into a trout stream. The plaintiff asked that the defendant reduce the effluent's pH to no higher than 7. The defendant's attorney, aiming to please the court, promised that his client would do even better than that: they would bring the pH of the effluent down to 1! Would the defense attorney's suggestion be an acceptable remedy for the plaintiff? Why or why not? Yes, because an effluent of pH 1 would neutralize the effluent of pH 10. No, because a effluent of pH 1 would give other fish species a selective advantage over trout. Yes, because the lower the pH the better. O No, because an effluent of pH 1 would harm the trout and other life in the stream. Select the facts about pH that the defense attorney needs to understand. The best pH for most living creatures is midway between 0 and 14. The pH scale runs from very acidic to very alkaline. A pH value of 0 is considered neutral.

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