Your company has been audited by a third-party company to determine if hazardous materials could potentially be discharged outside property boundaries. Of most concern in their findings is the storage of concentrated sulfuric acid located approximately 500 feet uphill of a manmade lake. The acid is currently stored in a flat-top cylindrical tank that has an inside diameter of 4 ft and a height of 6 ft. The tank is sitting on a 12-inch rack within a concrete berm that has inside measurements of 10 ft by 10 ft and 12 inches high. Records indicate the tank has a maximum capacity of 500 gallons. In order to respond to the auditors’ findings, your tasks are to address the prompts below.
A. Show the chemical formula of sulfuric acid, and calculate its molecular weight.
B. Verify if the volume of the tank on record (500 gal) matches the volume that is calculated from the actual dimensions.
C. Determine if the concrete berm has enough capacity to hold 110% of the actual (calculated) full-tank capacity. Neglect the space occupied by the tank rack within the berm.
