Answer
(a) The rate at which the oxygen solubility changes with respect to the water temperature; (mg/L)/°C
(b) S'(16) $\approx$ -0.25; as the temperature increases past 16°C, the oxygen solubility is decreasing at a rate of 0.25 (mg/L)/°C
Work Step by Step
(a) The rate at which the oxygen solubility changes with respect to the water temperature; (mg/L)/°C
(b) S'(16) $\approx$ -0.25; as the temperature increases past 16°C, the oxygen solubility is decreasing at a rate of 0.25 (mg/L)/°C