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What is the gas which causes acid rain when fossil fuels are burned?
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∙ 13y ago
Acid rain will usually contain one or two types of acid formed from gasses that occur in the atmosphere.
Volcanic eruptions and man burning sulphur containing fossil fuels (eg coal) will put Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) into the atmosphere. SO2 will react with water droplets in the air to produce dilute Sulphuric Acid. This will then come down with the rain as 'acid' rain.
The air also contains naturally Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and this gas too reacts with water in the air to form Carbonic Acid (H2CO3), a week acid which will be present in rain. Man burning carbon containing fossil fuels will add to the CO2 in the atmosphere.
It is also possible to form acid rain form other gases (Oxides of Nitrogen and Hydrogen Chloride gas) if these get in the atmosphere. However, when people use the term 'Acid Rain' they usually mean the SO2 variety as the acid is much stronger and on many occasions it is caused by man made pollution.
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Why do fossil fuels produce sulfur dioxide when burned?
fossil fuels produce sulfur dioxide when burned because sulfur is present in them. things like coal which is carbon or gas which is a hydrocarbon are examples of this. fossil fuels are bad because sulfur dioxide causes acid rain. hope this helps :)
The combustion of fossil fuels causes the acidity of rain to increase because?
When there is a combustion of fossil fuels acid rain occurs from sulfuric, carbonic, and nitric acid. Fossil fuels may contain radioactive materials.
Moisture that falls to earth after being mixed with wastes from burned fossil fuels?
acid rain
Which substance found in fossil fuels can form a harmful acid when the fuel is burned?
carbon monoxide
How does burning fossil fuels affect rain?
When fuels are burned their pollution goes into the atmosphere where it mixes with rain, this forms acid rain.
How are fossil fuels related to air pollution and acid precipitation?
When fossil Fuels are burned, they release sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere causing air pollution. When these pollutants combine with water in the atmosphere, they form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which makes acid precipitation.
What are some of the impacts that our widespread us of fossil fuels has on the atmosphere?
Some of the impacts of using a widespread of fossil fuels are global warming and pollution which causes smog and acid rain
What forms when burned fossil fuels react with water in atmosphere?
global warnming and other gases like air
What causes acid rain to increase?
Further use of fossil fuels especially those with a high sulphur content.
What is an effect of burning fossil fuels?
Co2 is released into the atmosphere and so is sulfur dioxide which causes acid rain
Water pollution can occur from burning fossil fuels due to?
Water pollution can occur from burning fossil fuels due to the acid rain. Fossil fuels will pollute the atmosphere which will result into acid rain.
How is Acid acid rain produced?
The burning of Fossil Fuels
