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What does the term acid rain?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

acid rain is when rain contains weak carbonic acid. This rain, as it falls, picks up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the air. all rain is slightly acidic because of carbon dioxide but it does no harm to us whatsoever.

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