Problem 5.5: A cooling tower makeup has 250 ppm alkalinity
From Chapter 5 Problem Set. Level 2: Applied Thinking.
Question
A cooling tower makeup has 250 ppm alkalinity as CaCO₃. Convert to (a) meq/L and (b) eq/L.
Answer
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(a) 250 / 50 = 5.0 meq/L. (b) 250 / 50,000 = 0.0050 eq/L.