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Neutralising acid soilRunning
Reaction vessel. Lime sacks at 15 sacks. Acid neutralised 180 units, Acid present 96 units. Currently acid neutralised is over by 84 units.TUNING15 sacksacidovershot
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Acid neutralised

180units

Acid present

96units

Acid neutralised is over by 84 units

15 sacks

Reaction vessel. Lime sacks at 15 sacks. Acid neutralised 180 units, Acid present 96 units. Currently acid neutralised is over by 84 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.