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Coca-Cola Presentation
Coca-Cola Presentation
Coca-Cola Presentation
We were asked by Coca Cola to fulfill their order for 1,000,000 gallons of 85%
phosphoric acid. They would pay us $3.29/lb of phosphoric acid. We had to figure
out if we could complete their order and make a profit on it.
How Phosphoric Acid is made:
Reactions:
1,000,000gal(.85)(14.05lb/1gal)(454g/1lb)(1000mg/g) = 5.421895x1012 mg
x 15 billion
Fun Fact: When phosphoric acid powder is
inhaled or comes in contact with skin and other
Why 85% Phosphoric Acid? body tissue it can cause dermatitis, pain, tearing,
blurred vision, difficulty swallowing and breathing,
and gastrointestinal problems.
Coca-Cola requires 85% because its at the perfect level to be tangy, but not too
corrosive to hurt you.
Profit:
Yes, we will accept this offer because the amount of money it would produce
would greatly benefit our science department at San Marin High School.
We love to drink Coca Cola!