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Normally, rainwater has a pH of 5.6 because the carbon dioxide in the air combines with water to give a weak solution. Now we have rain with a pH of 5 and 4. The causes of this acid rain is the result of the burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline. When fossil fuels are burned sulfer dioxide are produced and they combine with water vaper in the atmoshpere to form sulfuric and nitric acids. Acid rain affects lakes by making the water acidic, fish get sick and die. It also affects limestone buildings, statues, ect. Many trees in the woods get weak because of the water being more acidic.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoAcid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere, where they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, known as acid rain.
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∙ 9y agoAcid precipitation or acid rain is caused by precipitation falling through smog or other air pollutants. It can be an irritant and somewhat toxic.
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∙ 8y agonitrogen oxides from car exhaust
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Which can cause tissue damage. Acid or bases?
Both acids and bases can cause tissue damage.
What is formed during the process of anaerobic lactic acid fermentation?
Lactic acid which may cause fatigue if in muscles .
Research indicates that acid precipitation can damage living organisms by?
Washing away certain mineral ions that help buffer soil solution and are essential for plant growth
Do most microorganisums cause deseies?
Yes. If surgeon's or doctor's do not use carbolic acid before they perform surgery most microorganisms cause disease if carbolic acid is not used to sterilize the proper surgery tools
How much precipitation does freshwater receive?
The Tropical rain forest gets about 50 to 260 inches of precipitation yearly
What can cause chemical weathering?
Acid precipitation
How does acid precipitation cause chemical weathering?
Acids dissolves materials .
What is the acid precipitation is an agent of weathering?
acid precipitation is an agent of -------weathering
What damaging type of precipitation cause by oxides of sulfur and nitrogen?
Acid Rain
Why does acid precipitation weather rock faster than normal precipitation does?
Acid precipitation weather rocks faster than normal precipitation because acid precipitation has a higher concentration of acid than normal precipitation.
Is damaging type of precipitation caused by oxides of sulfur and nitrogen called acid precipitation?
Yes, that is acid precipitation, but it is more usually called acid rain.
Why do you think acid precipitation weathers rocks faster than normal precipitation?
Because there is acid in this precipitation than normal precipitation so it weathers the Rock alot faster because acid is very strong
What is the acid precipitation is an agent of?
Acid precipitation (also known as acid rain) is caused by elevated levels of ions. So, the lower the pH level, the more likely it is to become precipitation.
Why does acid precipitation weather rocks at faster rate than normal precipitation dose?
Acid precipitation weather rocks faster than normal precipitation because acid precipitation has a higher concentration of acid than normal precipitation. Because if the acidity is too high, acid precipitation can be harmful to animals and plants. When animals are harmed, they will start moving around a lot more than normal, causing rocks to weather even faster.
What is chemical precipitation?
acid rain
How is limestone damged?
acid precipitation
Is acid precipitation a primary pollution?
no
