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The blooming of the green microbes in the diving pool at the Rio Olympics was due to the inadvertent addition of a large quantity of hydrogen peroxide which inactivated the chlorine and allowed the algae to grow unimpeded Hypochlorite (CIO-), used to kill microorganisms, reacts with hydrogen peroxide. Typical chlorine concentration of a swimming pool is at least 1.0 ppm (part per million.) What is this concentration in units of micrograms per liter? CIo+ H202 CI+ H2O + 2 Note: the density of pool water is 1.0 g/mL. htps./www.chemistrywonld.comnewsiaigae contirmed-as-cuiprit-in-rio-green-pool-saga/1017243 articke

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