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Rainwater that dissolves carbon dioxide from the air as it falls forms acid?
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Is rainwater natrually acidic?
Yes, rainwater is naturally slightly acidic due to the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide mixes with rainwater to form carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the rainwater. However, human activities, such as emissions from burning fossil fuels, can increase the acidity of rainwater to harmful levels, leading to acid rain.
What name is given to a solution of sulfur dioxide in rainwater?
If sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are in the atmosphere and they mix with the water vapour then it falls as acid rain
How does acid rain affect limestone?
Rainwater is naturally slightly acidic because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in it. Minerals in rocks may react with the rainwater, causing the rock to be weathered. Some types of rock are easily weathered by chemicals. For example, limestone and chalk are mostly calcium carbonate. When acidic rainwater falls on limestone or chalk, a chemical reaction happens. New, soluble, substances are formed in the reaction. These dissolve in the water, and then are washed away, weathering the rock. -BBC: The rock cycle
What happens when an acid falls on a marble?
When acid falls on marble surface bubbles of carbon dioxide are released
When a person hyperventilates does the level of carbon dioxide in the persons blood rise or fall?
It falls.
What gas is produced when acid rain falls on a limestone statue?
Carbon dioxide is produced.
If rainwater is naturally acidic what is acid rain?
Acid rain is rain that has a lower pH level due to water molecules reacting with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Because of this, rainwater is much less corrosive than acid rain, with wear only being seen after very long periods of time.
What is the pH of normal rain water?
This will depend entirely on the area in question and atmospheric composition but usually the pH is just under neutral (7) due to dissolved Carbon Dioxide in the rain making it slightly acidic.
What does a fossil fuel burning electrical plant produce that Niagara Falls does not?
Carbon dioxide. Niagara Falls produces electric power from the kinetic energy of water falling through a large vertical drop. This process does not produce carbon dioxide so does not put huge amounts of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
What forms when carbon dioxide sulfur dioxide or nitric oxide combine with water in the air?
Carbon dioxide combines with water to form Carbonic Acid, Similarly Sulfur dioxide form Sulfuric acid and Nitric oxide form Nitric acid. These all falls on earth in the form of acid rain.
What is the term for polluted rain that falls as a result of carbon dioxide emissions?
I'm pretty sure it's acid rain
What are rainwater tanks used for?
Rainwater tanks are used to catch rainwater which falls from the sky when precipitation occurs. This is a great water saving device which can cut the cost of your water bills.
