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22 November, 21:56

Toxaphene is a pesticide that was applied to cotton crops. If 1.5 kg of toxaphene is applied to 1000 m3 of soil and the soil density is 1700 kg/m3, Determine the toxaphene concentration in the soil in units of ppm.

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  1. 22 November, 23:12
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    0.882 ppm is the toxaphene concentration in the soil

    Explanation:

    One relation of units for ppm is mg/kg

    Let's determine the mass of soil with the density.

    Soil density = Soil mass / Soil volume

    1700 kg / m³ = Soil mass / 1000 m³

    1700 kg / m³. 1000 m³ = Soil mass → 1.7*10⁶ kg

    Let's convert the mass of toxaphene to mg

    1.5 kg. 1 mg / 1*10⁻⁶ kg = 1.5*10⁶ mg

    1.5*10⁶ mg / 1.7*10⁶ kg = 0.882 ppm
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