How do acid and bases affect water and air pollution?

Answer 1

They can potentially impair certain attributes the environment. Acid gas can include oxides of nitrogen, sulfur and carbon as combustion products and other volatile acids such as HCL as industrial emissions.

There is an assimilative capacity for each of these gases in air water and soil. Below this level there is no impact.

Nitrogen and sulfur oxides acn create acid rain

Carbon can impact the pH of waters reducing the formation of corals etc.

Other acid gases can have direct toxic effects beyond pH changes

Answer 2

Acid rain makes the streams and water more acidic for that the fishes in that stream will die and so will the animals that drink from it. It will also kill some trees that aren't acid resistant.

Answer 3

Very few substances are chemically neutral, most of the chemicals you use in every day life fall into one of three categories: acid, base, or solvent.

Acids make traditional batteries work; most soft drinks are acidic, especially fruit juices; acids are used to etch microprocessor chips and the printed circuit boards found in every electronic device; stomach acid digests our food, along with enzymes.

Alkalies (bases) are used somewhat less often but are no less important; they are a key component of 'buffered' over-the-counter medications designed to cause less stomach upset; they are used as cleaning agents from drain cleaner to shower scrub and even in toothpaste.

Answer 4

The acid and bases are two different types of cemicals So each has a different affect water evaporates and air is oxhygen