Question: Hydrogen sulfide ( H 2 ( S ) ) is an acid that can corrode the steel in expensive equipment installed in wastewater treatment plants.

Hydrogen sulfide (H2(S)) is an acid that can corrode the steel in expensive equipment installed in wastewater treatment plants. The Henry's law constant for H2S at 25C is 3.49gL-atm. H2S gas is also toxic and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level (LOAEL) for asthmatic individuals is 2.8mgm3. It dissociates in water with an acid dissociation constant Ka1=0.8610-7 to yield a proton and a bisulfide anion:
H2S(aq)>H++HS-
(a) Find the fraction of H2S in the H2S(aq) form (this is the strippable fraction) as a function of pH, and draw a graph of the H2S fraction versus pH(pH2 to pH10).
(b) If the total sulfide concentration -) in the raw wastewater in summer (WW temperature =25C) is 3.0mgL, and the pH of raw wastewater is 7.5, determine the concentration of H2S in the air at sea level. Would the concentration of H2S in the air be a cause of concern? (ie., is it above the LOAEL?)
 Hydrogen sulfide (H2(S)) is an acid that can corrode the steel

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