Riverside’s Dilemma
Length: 1-3 Hours
Discipline: Chemistry
Level: Introductory
Author: Groh, Susan
Type: Problem
A town council is faced with some decisions to make centering on allowable pH limits for anticipated waste streams going into a river. In dealing with the issue, students encounter concepts in acid-base chemistry – e.g., weak and strong acids and bases, neutralization reactions, and related equilibrium calculations.