A bankrupt chemical firm has been taken over by new management. On the property they found a 20000 m³ brine pond containing 25000 mg/L of salt. The new owners propose to flush the pond using fresh water containing no salts and the discharge the diluted water to the Atlantic Ocean. What flow rate of freshwater (m³/s) must they use to reduce the salt concentration in the pond to 500 mg/L within one year?

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To determine the flow rate of freshwater m3s required to reduce the salt concentration in the brine pond to 500 mgL within one year we need to conside... View the full answer