A 50.0-g sample of industrial wastewater was determined to contain 0.48 mg of mercury. Express the mercury concentration of the wastewater in ppm and ppb units.

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9.6 ppm or 9600 ppb of mercury concentration in 50 g sample of industrial wastewater was determined

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Determine Mercury Concentration

1 mg in 1000mL or 1 L is 1 ppm.

1 ppm = 103 ppb

Required concentration = 0.48 x (1000/50) x 106 ppm = 9.6 ppm

1 ppm = 103 ppb

9.6 ppm = 9600 ppb

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