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Acid precipitation is produced primarily by the burning of?
Fossil Fuels
How is Acid acid rain produced?
The burning of Fossil Fuels
How does burning fossil fuels cause acid rain?
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How does Burning of Fossil Fuel be a cause of Acid Precipitation?
The burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, releases sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere. These gases react with water vapor and other atmospheric components to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which can then combine with rain droplets to form acid precipitation. This acid precipitation can have harmful effects on ecosystems, including damage to vegetation, soil, and aquatic life.
What kind of acid is in acid rain?
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.
How are fossil fuel and acid precipitation related?
Acid precipitation and fossil fuels are related because, acid rain can harm living organisms and fossil fuels are made from the remains form living organisms.
Acid precipitation is produced primarily by the burning of?
Fossil Fuels
Is acid precipitation primarily the result of burning fossil fuels?
false
What contributes most acid precipitation?
The burning of fossil fuels is the largest contributor to acid precipitation. It is caused by sulfur and nitrogen reaction with the atmosphere.
Is it true that most acid precipitation forms as the result of volcanic eruptions?
No. Acid precipitation nowadays is mostly the result for the burning of fossil fuels.
How are fossil fuels related to air pollution and acid precipitation?
When fossil Fuels are burned, they release sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere causing air pollution. When these pollutants combine with water in the atmosphere, they form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which makes acid precipitation.
What substances responsible for acid precipitation are released into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels?
Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur.
How does acid precipition form?
acid precipitation can form by air pollution, burning of fossil fuels, and Natural Resources.acid precipitation is formed from the ph level in waters. if the ph level is high and gets evaporated it will rain down as "acid rain"
Water pollution can occur from burning fossil fuels due to?
Water pollution can occur from burning fossil fuels due to the acid rain. Fossil fuels will pollute the atmosphere which will result into acid rain.
How has the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study in New Hampshire contributed to your understanding of acid precipitation?
He and his colleagues were the first scientists to discover acid rain and to document the link between the combustion of fossil fuels and an increase in the acidity of precipitation in North America.
How is Acid acid rain produced?
The burning of Fossil Fuels
The combustion of fossil fuels causes the acidity of rain to increase because?
When there is a combustion of fossil fuels acid rain occurs from sulfuric, carbonic, and nitric acid. Fossil fuels may contain radioactive materials.
