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18 January, 18:40

Flouride is known to prevent tooth decay so it is added to the city water supply for drinking. A medium sized city is populated with 150,000 people. Each person uses approximately 660.0 L of water each day. How many kg of NaF must be added to the water supply each year to have the required flouride concentration of 1.0 ppm?

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  1. 18 January, 22:02
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    3.6 * 10^4 kg NaF

    Step 1. Calculate the daily volume of water used

    Volume = 150 000 persons * (660.0 L/1 person) = 9.90 * 10^7 L

    Step 2. Calculate the daily mass of the water

    Mass of water = 9.90 * 10^7 L water * (1.00 kg water water/1 L water)

    = 9.90 * 10^7 kg water

    Step 3. Calculate the daily mass of NaF

    Daily mass of NaF = 9.90 * 10^7 kg water * (1.0 kg NaF/10^6 kg water)

    = 99.0 kg NaF

    Step 4. Calculate the yearly mass of NaF

    Yearly mass of NaF = (99.0 kg NaF/1 day) * (365.25 days/1 yr)

    = 3.6 * 10^4 kg NaF
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