Question: The stream entering a ( completely mixed ) lake supplies the lake with a steady concentration of chemical B after t = 0 . In

The stream entering a (completely mixed) lake supplies the lake with a steady concentration of chemical B
after t=0. In this lake, B biodegrades with a pseudo-first-order rate constant of k.
a) Write the mass balance equation on B in the lake (dB/dt), and solve for the steady state concentration
within the lake, in terms of B o , B in, k, Q, and V.
b) Write the Eulers method equation that could be used to solve for the non-steady state concentration of B
in terms of the same variables.
c) Defining 95% steady-state as: 0.95=(B B o )/(B ss B o )
Calculate the time it takes to reach 95% steady-state in term of k, V, and Q (or tau) for the lake .

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