Acid rain is caused mainly by sulphur and nitrogen emissions from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil in power plants, industrial boilers and car engines. They combine with water vapour, sunlight and oxygen in the atmosphere to create a diluted 'acid soup' which is washed out of the atmosphere by rain, snow crystals or as dry particles, polluting the air and causing untold damage to trees and buildings.
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The Formation of Acid Rain
The process that results in the formation of acid rain generally begins with emissions into the atmosphere of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases are released by automobiles, certain industrial operations (e.g., smelting and refining), and electric power plants that burn such fossil fuels as coal and oil. The gases combine with water vapour in clouds to form sulfuric and nitric acids. When precipitation falls from the clouds, it is highly acidic, having a pH value of about 5.6 or lower. (The term pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration in kilograms per cubic metre. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with lower numbers indicating increased acidity.) At several locations in the eastern United States and Western Europe, pH values between 2 and 3 have been recorded. In areas such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Whiteface Mountain in New York, fog is often 10 or more times as acidic as the local precipitation.
(from pictures) the formation of Acid Rain
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As we pollute the air, carbon-dioxide gets trapped in the clouds so that the moisture that we call rain becomes acidic.
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rain containing nitric and sulfuric acid
There are two possible types of acid in acid rain. 1) The acid formed from Carbon Dioxide (from natural Carbon Dioxide in air, from man burning fossil fuels and from volcanic gasses); Carbonic Acid 2) The acid formed from Sulfur Dioxide (from man burning fossil fuels and from volcanic gasses); Sulfuric Acid.
YES, acid rain can effect roads, highways and even bridges (if it is made out of calcium carbonate) it is formed by the freeze-thaw weathering. by MK
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes and sulfur dioxide is produced by volcanic eruptions. The chemicals in acid rain can cause paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and erosion of stone statues.to be honest, it is just called acid rain so there is no name to formed acid in acid rain.
Acid rain is formed because of the pollution in the air.
When Sulfuric Acid mixes with rain, it creates Acid Rain.
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rain containing nitric and sulfuric acid
Acid Rain will be formed.
Acid rain is formed when moisture in the atmosphere combines with nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides to make nitric acid and sulfuric acid respectively.
Acid rain is the biggest cause. Acid rain forms when pollutants from factory smoke stacks mixes with rain clouds then the chemicals and the rain combine and acid rain is formed. Hope this helps :)
It is formed by which harmful GASES combined with water vapor in the air paits will fade
Nitric acid can be formed naturally in acid rain. It can also be prepared in laboratory.
Carbonic acid is formed.
Acid rain damages staues and buildings, contaminates water and kills nutrients in the soil, which kills plants. The effect that acid rain has is that all the acid in the rain is formed from chemicals that are evaporated from the ground from materials that have been thrown on the ground
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