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There are several things that cause changes in levels of pH in lakes. 1 Photosynthesis affects levels of pH In the morning, pH levels are low with higher amounts of CO2 content in the water, which form carbonic acid. As the sun comes up, increasing the occurance of photosynthesis, O2 levels increase and the pH goes up during the day. 2 Pollutants Carbondioxide is the chief pollutant. It doesn't seem like this necessary element should be such a huge problem, but it is. The problem is that there are not enough plants to use up all of the excess CO2. The excess CO2 results in acid water. The excess CO2 comes from the CO released from our cars, manufacturing plants and a plethora of other places. It is released into the atmosphere. It comes down as rain. It washes it down into our lakes. Contaminates the fish, the water we drink, ect. It' not just carbon dioxide either. It's also fertilizers! Farming, gardening. The question you have asked would take a mouth full to answer! I just took a class last fall on this very topic and there is still much more to say about it!
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What causes pH level to increase in bread?
set it out in the rain.
What causes a high PH level?
What causes a high PH level in the blood
What causes the pH of a solution increase?
adding a base.
How does the pH in the blood change with an increase in the level of CO2?
An increase in blood CO2 levels will result in an increase in carbonic acid formation, and therefore lower the pH.
Can an acid increase the pH level of a solution?
No, the lower the PH level in the solution, under 7 (which is the neutral number) until 0, the higher the acid level. The higher the PH level in the solution is, over seven and until 14, the higher the base level.
What causes pH level to increase in bread?
set it out in the rain.
in lakes, does an increase in pH mean an increase in nitrates too?
no it does no
What is the normal pH level in lakes?
7.1985 is the normal or apreciated pH level in water
What causes a high PH level?
What causes a high PH level in the blood
What must happen to the liquid as it passes from the stomach at the small intestine for digestion to occur normally?
The pH level must rise
Which causes pH of a solution to increase?
Adding a base
What causes the pH of a solution increase?
adding a base.
How can you raise the pH level in natural lakes?
You cannot do that it's too impractical.
What causes the pH of solution to increase?
Adding a base will make the pH go up (increasing of OH- ions concentration).
What happens to a lakes PH when there is limestone rock in the lake?
The pH level will go up because of the acid in the limestone bedrock.
How does the pH in the blood change with an increase in the level of CO2?
An increase in blood CO2 levels will result in an increase in carbonic acid formation, and therefore lower the pH.
If a base is added to an acidic solution what happens to the ph?
Adding base will increase pH-level
