Question: A pond initially contains 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 gal of water and an unknown amount of an undesirable chemical. Water

A pond initially contains 1,000,000gal of water and an unknown amount of an undesirable chemical. Water containing 0.01 g of this chemical per gallon flows into the pond at a rate of 320galhr. The mixture flows out at the same rate, so the amount of water in the pond remains constant. Assume that the chemical is uniformly distributed throughout the pond. Let q(t) represent the amount (in grams) of the chemical in the pond at any time.
a. What is the concentration (grams per gallon) of the chemical in the pond at any time, in terms of q?
b. How many grams of the chemical are pumped in per hour?
c. How many grams of the chemical are pumped out per hour?
d. Write a differential equation for the amount of the chemical in the pond at any time.
e. How much of the chemical will be in the pond after a very long time? Does this limiting amount depend on the amount that was present initially?
A pond initially contains 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 gal

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