Conductive elements
What element in salt water allows it to be conductive?
Na+ or Sodium
What element determines water salinity?
Sodium
Was the conductivity of Chlorine highest in 2020 or 1985?
2020
What compound promotes algae?
Nitrate.
How do you get excessive Cl- out of drinking water
Filtration
What element found in road salt allows it to be conductive?
Chloride or Cl-
Which element often contaminates fresh water?
Chlorine
Too little of what makes it harder to move your hand?
Sodium
What element contributes to the formation of a mussels shell?
Calcium
How do you decrease the levels of SiO2 or silica in the air?
Wet down materials or use water
What compound found in electrolytes allows it to be conductive?
Sulfate or SO4(2-)
Too much of what can cause soil to decline in quality.
Magnesium.
What element or mineral can make water "hard"?
Calcium
What is a necessary for diatoms to form there cell wall?
Silica or Silicon Dioxide
How do you decrease the levels of K+ or potassium in soil
Add lots of water to flush it out
What Compound allows a battery to be conductive?
1. Nitrate
2. Oxygen
3. Carbon
Nitrate or NO3-
What sickness can occur if too much SiO2 or silicon dioxide gets in your lungs
Pneumonia
What element is a natural laxative?
Magnesium
When there is too much Phosphate what happens to the fish?
They suffocate
How do you decrease the levels of Ca2+ or Calcium in water?
Install a water softener
What element allows a citrus fruit such as oranges to be conductive?
Potassium or K+
what element is a major contribution to acid rain?
Sulfate
High levels of what can cause you to suffocate?
NO3- or Nitrate
what can cause brain damage in fish?
Ammonium
How do you decrease NH4+ or Ammonium levels?
Stay hydrated