A fertilizer railroad car carrying 34,300 gallons of commercialaqueous ammonia (30% ammonia by mass)tips over and spills. The density of the aqueous ammoniasolution is 0.88 g>cm3. What mass of citric acid,C(OH21COOH21CH2COOH22, (which contains three acidicprotons) is required to neutralize the spill? 1 gallon = 3.785 L.

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A fertilizer railroad car carrying 34,300 gallons of commercial
aqueous ammonia (30% ammonia by mass)
tips over and spills. The density of the aqueous ammonia
solution is 0.88 g>cm3. What mass of citric acid,
C(OH21COOH21CH2COOH22, (which contains three acidic
protons) is required to neutralize the spill? 1 gallon = 3.785 L.

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