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1. Environmental scientists have become concerned that Maryland's

precipitation is too far from neutral to be safe for healthy aquatic
ecosystems. What property of water would they test?

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Answer:

pH

Step-by-step explanation:

The pH of a solution refers to the acidity or alkalinity of the solution. The solubility of some ions that are dissolved in a water body depends on the pH of the water. Sudden changes in pH could lead to sudden precipitation of substances from the water.

Hence, Maryland's precipitation may be monitored by environmentalists if they can observe the pH of the water in the course of searching for the possible cause of the precipitation occurring in the water body.

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