About 45 million tons (metric) of sulfuric acid are manufactured every year in the world; the largest amount of any chemical produced. As produced it has a density of 1.82 g/(cm)^3. 1. What is the annual global production rate of sulfuric acid in yd^3? 2. What is the weight of sulfuric acid produced in one year? Give your answer in units of lb_(f).
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Given that 1 metric ton = 1,000,000 grams, we multiply the annual production in metric tons by this conversion factor. \[45,000,000 \, \text{metric tons} \times 1,000,000 \, \text{grams/metric ton} = 45,000,000,000,000 \, \text{grams}\] Show more…
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