Strong acids have high pH, so If the concentration of acidic elements in the rain high, the pH of the rain solution is higher.
"In chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution." Wikipedia
Note from a chemistry teacher on the answer above:
Several of my pupils have referenced this answer in their Coursework - it is WRONG!!!!
Strong acids eg HCl, are completely dissociated and therefore have a high concentration of H+ ions. Weak acids are only partly dissociated and so have a lower concentration of H+ions.
The pH scale is a measure of the concentration of H+ ions but because it is calculated using the negative log of the concentration, the LOWER the pH the HIGHER the concentration of H+ ions
So, answer above should read = strong acids have a LOW pH so if the concentration of acidic elements in the rain is high then the pH of the rain solution is LOWER
PS - kids - Wikianswers is not always the best place to use for your coursework - take care!!!!!
pH is the measure of acidity or alkalinity in a solution. Solutions are acids, neutral or bases.
The pH of acid rain is anything below 5.6.
Water is considered Acid Rain when it has a PH below 5.6. Water is regularly a 7 on the PH scale (this is nuetral). Below 7 is considered acidic and above 7 is considered a base.
Acid rain typically has a pH of 4.0 to 4.5.
anything under 5.6 but probablly less
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The approx. pH of acid rains is 4.
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The acidity of the either type of rain depends on the concentration of acid discharge in that area. Liquid water can absorb more acid than snow although.
rain in locations where factories release a lot of acid residue in the smoke of their chimeny.
precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of pollution in the atmosphere
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Well the concentration of sulfur in acid rain cuts back the emissions of the greenhouse gas methane, but that's it.
The acidity of the either type of rain depends on the concentration of acid discharge in that area. Liquid water can absorb more acid than snow although.
rain in locations where factories release a lot of acid residue in the smoke of their chimeny.
Well the concentration of sulfur in acid rain cuts back the emissions of the greenhouse gas methane, but that's it.
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Neutral pH is 7. pH is minus the log of the hydrogen ion concentration. And hydrogen ions are delivered by acids (definition of an acid) and suppress the concentration of OH ions. So acid rain has a pH of less than ("normal") 7.