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When fossil fuels are burned, including coal, they produce numerous gases. The two that most contribute to acid rain are nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. Coal has quite a significant nitrogen content (often around 1.5% by weight), and when burned it reacts with oxygen in the air under high heat (typically more than 1500 degrees F) to form nitrogen oxides. Coal can contain up to 10% sulfur by weight, although values of 1-4% are more typical depending on the region where the coal was extracted which when the sulfur is oxidized, produces sulfur dioxide SO2.
In a nutshell:
Air contains nitrogen, and coal some nitrogen and sulfur, when burned makes nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur trioxide. In the atmosphere SO3 combines with H2O to build H2SO4 which is sulfuric acid. Sulfur dioxide makes sulfurous acid, and Nitrogen oxides combine to make a variety of nitrogen acid compounds. Carbon dioxide and monoxide as well combines with moisture in the air, to a lesser extent, to make carbonic and carbolic acids.
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What is a cause of acid rain from burning coal?
All coal has some amount of sulfur in it. The sulfur burns into sulfur dioxide, which reacts with water to make sulfurous acid in the rain.
How does burning gasoline and coal cause acid rain?
the acids mix with water in the air and fall to earth as acid rain
Is burning of coal a cause of acid precipitation?
Yes, burning coal releases carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These all combine with rain to form acid rain. Carbon dioxide actually forms a very weak acid rain but the others are more damaging.
What is the agent that forms from coal oil and gas burning?
It is called an Acid Rain.
What type of chemical weathering forms from coal oil and gas burning?
Acid rain
How burning of coal leads to acid rain?
Coal is of many types. One of them is bituminous coal. When it is burned, it releases very much sulphur gas. This gas combines with the water vapour to form sulphuric acid. It comes down as acid rain.
What acid is the main acid in acid rain?
Sulphuric acid from burning coal.
What activity leads to acid precipitation?
Burning coal.
What forms coal oils and gas?
acid rain
What is a cause of acid rain from burning coal?
All coal has some amount of sulfur in it. The sulfur burns into sulfur dioxide, which reacts with water to make sulfurous acid in the rain.
How does burning gasoline and coal cause acid rain?
the acids mix with water in the air and fall to earth as acid rain
What is primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast us?
coal
What forms coal oil and gas burning?
acid rain
Is primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast US?
coal
What chemicals are pruduced when coal is burnt?
When coal is burnt it gives an off-put of carbon dioxide plus sulfur dioxide. this is bad as it goes into the atmosphere and can produce acid rain. acid rain is when sulfur dioxide is mixed with water vapour creating acid this then falls as rain
What produces compounds responsible for causing acid rain?
Burning coal
Why is lignite coal a problem in eastern Europe?
it causes acid rain
