Taj Mahal: How might acid rain affect the Taj Mahal? 2023
By Melanie Kline
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8 Questions
Suspect 1 Sulfuric Acid
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6 points6
Question 1
1.
Suspect 1 Sulfuric Acid:Which of the 4 proposed products could be made by a reaction between sulfuric acid & calcium carbonate? Select all that apply.
Suspect 1 Sulfuric Acid:
Which of the 4 proposed products could be made by a reaction between sulfuric acid & calcium carbonate? Select all that apply.
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6 points6
Question 2
2.
Suspect 1 Sulfuric AcidExplain why those product(s) could be made. Use evidence from the molecule models, and what you know about what atoms/molecules do during chemical reactions.
Suspect 1 Sulfuric Acid
Explain why those product(s) could be made. Use evidence from the molecule models, and what you know about what atoms/molecules do during chemical reactions.
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6 points6
Question 3
3.
Suspect Substance 2: Nitric AcidWhich products could be made by a reaction between nitric acid & calcium carbonate? Select all that apply.
Suspect Substance 2: Nitric Acid
Which products could be made by a reaction between nitric acid & calcium carbonate? Select all that apply.
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6 points6
Question 4
4.
Suspect Substance 2: Nitric AcidExplain why those products could be made. Use evidence from the molecule models, and what you know about what atoms/molecules do during chemical reactions.
Suspect Substance 2: Nitric Acid
Explain why those products could be made. Use evidence from the molecule models, and what you know about what atoms/molecules do during chemical reactions.
Properties Table
We have analyzed some potential substances made from acid rain and algae reacting with the marble. Why are these new substances crumbling and washing away?
Next, look at the properties of the products to explain why the Taj Mahal is falling apart and what could be done to preserve it.
Use your word wall if you can't remember the definitions for the types of properties.
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4 points4
Question 5
5.
Properties Table:Which property of calcium carbonate was the reason it was used for building the Taj Mahal?
Properties Table:
Which property of calcium carbonate was the reason it was used for building the Taj Mahal?
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4 points4
Question 6
6.
Properties Table:According to the properties table above, which claim best describes the chemical that would cause the most damage to the Taj Mahal’s marble?
Properties Table:
According to the properties table above, which claim best describes the chemical that would cause the most damage to the Taj Mahal’s marble?
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4 points4
Question 7
7.
Properties Table: Which property on the table did you use to select this claim?
Properties Table:
Which property on the table did you use to select this claim?
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6 points6
Question 8
8.
Why did you choose this property as the one that would cause the most damage?
Why did you choose this property as the one that would cause the most damage?