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Self-test questions: Chapter 09
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Self-test questions: Chapter 09
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Which of the following properties of natural water is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
The alkali and alkaline earth elements are the most important (in quantity) metal ions in sea water
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The largest form of fresh water in/on the Earth is groundwater
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Water in lakes and rivers makes up about 3% of all water on Earth
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Conservative elements have a long residence time in the oceans
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A microlayer enriched in surface-active compounds is found on the ocean surface
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Which of the following properties of natural water is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
The terms hypolimnion and thermocline are synonymous
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Water moves from the atmosphere to the biosphere through photosynthesis
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The concentration of oxygen in natural water is determined only by the temperature
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In ocean water, the concentration-with-depth profile of nutrient elements often shows a decreasing trend
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A process for removing soluble silicon from water involves some types of algae
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Which of the following chemical properties of water is/are true? Please select all that apply.
Hydrogen bonds hold water molecules in ice together in an octahedral ring configuration
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Breaking of hydrogen bonds in water during its phase transition from solid to liquid causes its density to decrease
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The large value for enthalpy of fusion for water contributes to stable temperatures in local areas during winter season
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The large enthalpy of vapourization is related to the requirement to break hydrogen bonds as evaporation occurs
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When water vapour is in equilibrium with liquid water, the humidity is 100%
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Which of the following statements about natural water is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
Liquid water becomes less dense as the temperature decreases from 4
o
C to 0
o
C because water has a large dipole moment
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The section of the Earth's surface where soil is partially filled with water is called the phreatic zone
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Autoprotolysis of water is an exothermic process
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The mixing ratio of water in the atmosphere is usually greater than the equilibrium value due to rapid mixing of air masses
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Water moves from the biosphere to the atmosphere through transpiration
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Which of the following statements about natural water is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
For a lake containing sulfate at a level of 7.0 μmol L
-1
,
when expressed using the ppb unit, the number expressing concentration will be greater for sulfate than for sulfur
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Concentrations of dissolved species in lake water, measured as μg L
-1
will be nearly identical to those measured as μg kg
-1
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A concentration value expressed as mg L
-1
will be the same as one expressed as μg m
-3
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Measuring total organic carbon values in water should always be done using molar units
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For water, concentration expressed as ppb and for air, concentration expressed as ppbv measure μg of constituent in 1 L of water or air respectively
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According to Figure 9.1, lakes make up approximately: (Please select all that apply)
67% of fresh water
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27% of fresh water
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67% of accessible surface water
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0.27% of fresh water
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0.008% of Earth's water
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Based on data in Table 9.1, and Appendix A.1 and B.1 the composition of sea water includes: (Please select all that apply)
Sodium at a concentration of 10 920 mg L
-1
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Sodium at a concentration of 10 760 mg kg
-1
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Fluoride at a concentration of 1 ppm
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Chloride at a concentration of 0.55 mol L
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Sodium at a concentration of 0.47 mol L
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Which of the following statements about the redox properties of water (at 25°C) is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
Redox properties of water play an important role in the chemistry of materials dissolved in water
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The upper limit of redox potential for water at pH 10 is approximately 0.64 V
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The lower limit of redox potential of water at pH 5 is approximately -0.30 V
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Hydrogen gas is a product of the reduction of water only under acidic conditions
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An
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/pH diagram for water shows the regions where water is stable
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What is the mixing ratio of water in the atmosphere at 30°C, 101 kPa and 80% humidity?
4.2 kPa
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2.3%
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40.6 g m
-3
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3.3%
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80.8%
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Which of the following statements regarding a 5.5x10
-5
M SO
4
2-
solution is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
One litre of solution contains 0.00176 g of S
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The concentration of S is 1.76 ppm
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The concentration of sulphate is 5.28 ppm
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A factor of 3 can be used to convert from the mass of S to the mass of SO
4
2-
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The molar concentration would not change if all the sulfate were reduced to sulfide
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