SOLUTION: Consider acid rain that was measured to have a pH of 2.5. How many times more acid is this acid rain than typical rain with a pH of about 6?

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Question 613624: Consider acid rain that was measured to have a pH of 2.5. How many times more acid is this acid rain than typical rain with a pH of about 6?
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Hi,

 acid rain measured to have a pH of 2.5 & typical rain with a pH of about 6...

(how many times more is the typical rain)

   2.5 = 2 1/2 = 5/2

    %285%2F2%29+highlight%28x%29+=+6   x = 6(2/5)= 12/5

    %285%2F2%29+highlight%2812%2F5%29+=+6  2 1/2 times more acidic