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Besides water, and carbonic acid (from carbon dioxide dissolved in the rain droplets), the primary components of acid rain are sulfuric acid, which comes from sulfur dioxide derived from the burning of coal, and nitric acid, which from nitrogen emissions.
Acid rain contain traces of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. These gases when dissolved in water - as in cloud water droplets - form sulfuric acid and nitric acid [and probably also sulfurous and nitrous acids].
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∙ 12y agoThe principal natural phenomena that contribute acid-producing gases to the atmosphere are emissions from volcanoes. Thus, for example, fumaroles from Laguna Caliente crater of Poás Volcano create extremely high amounts of acid rain and fog with acidity 2 of pH, clearing an area of any vegetation and frequently causing irritation to the eyes and lungs of inhabitants in nearby settlements.[23] Acid-producing gasses are created also by biological processes that occur on the land, in wetlands, and in the oceans. The major biological source of sulfur containing compounds is dimethyl sulfide.
Nitric acid in rainwater is an important source of fixed nitrogen for plant life, and is also produced by electrical activity in the atmosphere such as lightning.
Acidic deposits have been detected in glacial ice thousands of years old in remote parts of the globe.[13]
Soils of Coniferous forests are naturally very acidic due to the shedding of needles and this phenomenon should not be confused with acid rain.
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∙ 12y agoProbably the biggest man-made source of acid rain is the burning of high-sulfur coal. Sadly, during the Clinton administration, most of the low-sulfur coal fields in the western USA were placed off limits to mining.
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∙ 12y agoso2 and no2 are the chemicals in the water and rain that get released into the water which lowers the pH in the water and makes it acidic!
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∙ 11y agoCFC's or chlorofluorocarbons.
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∙ 7y agoMostly the burning of fossil fuels
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∙ 12y agoChemicals from smoke and gas fumes.
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∙ 12y agosulphuric acid,carbon monoxide
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Is acetic acid in acid rain?
No, acetic acid is only in substances like vinegar. In acid rain there is H2SO4 (sulfuric acid). If you are interested in acid rain, go visit the website given below.
How do humans affect acid rain?
We build factories that create pollution; in some cases acid rain
What countries cause acid rain?
All countries cause acid rain. The more fossil fuels they use and the more industries they have, the more acid rain they create.
What besides acid rain can create a cave?
A hammer.
Which material dissolves most substances in chemical weathering?
acid rain probably
How can mining create acid rain?
Mining does not create acid rain. Smelting of mined ores (a different process entirely) creates acid rain when sulfur dioxide is releases, Mining can cause acid mine drainage a bacterial impact of bacteria such as thiobacillus thioxidans on sulfates and sulfides.
What reacts with water to create acid precipitation and decomposition?
Do you mean like acid rain
Which chemical substances is in oranges that could create electricity?
citric acid
What are the main chemicals in air pollution create acid rain?
Acid rain is created by sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide.
What are the main chemical in air pollution that create acid rain?
Acid rain is created by sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide.
How do you make acid rain quickly and easily?
Release large amounts of SO2 and NOx into the air. Those substances combine with water vapor in the atmosphere to form acid rain.
What does sulfide rock create when exposed to rain and air on the surface?
Sulfide rock create when exposed to rain and air on the surface sulfuric acid.
