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Neutralising acid soilRunning
Reaction vessel. Lime sacks at 15 sacks. Acid neutralised 176.64 units, Acid present 96 units. Currently acid neutralised is over by 80.64 units.TUNINGREACTANTSPRODUCTSACTIVATION PATH15 SACKS
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Acid neutralised

176.64units

Acid present

96units

15 sacks

Reaction vessel. Lime sacks at 15 sacks. Acid neutralised 176.64 units, Acid present 96 units. Currently acid neutralised is over by 80.64 units.

What has to balanceacid+base→salt+water\text{acid} + \text{base} \rightarrow \text{salt} + \text{water}

What is happening

You arrive at a tea estate liming a plot that has turned too acidic.

The crop is suffering. The plot carries 96 acid units, the lime being spread neutralises 12 units per sack, and the order placed is short.