The exhaust gas coming from a coal-burning furnace (flue gas) usually contains sulfur in the form of
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The exhaust gas coming from a coal-burning furnace (flue gas) usually contains sulfur in the form of SO2, and when the gas is discharged into the atmosphere (which sometimes happens), the SO2 can eventually react with oxygen and water to form sulfuric acid (H2SO4), hence, acid rain. The reaction is
The air around an old power plant has the following average composition:
What is the number of grams of sulfuric acid per ton (2000 lbm) of this air?
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