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If the volume fraction of ozone in the air of a city is 5x10-7, what is the ppm of ozone in the air?

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This solution describes how to find the ppm of ozone in the air using fractions in a few lines of calculations.

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Volume Fraction of ozone in the air = (volume of ozone in the air) ...

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