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Why is limestone a bad material to use with acid rain?
the limestone is very soft and will be dissolved in the acid rain
Is limestones is dissolved by acid rain a Mechanical weathering?
no
One rock that is dissolved by acid?
limestone
What are advantages of acid rain?
There are NO advantages in acid rain. Acid rain has dissolved the harmful fumes from factory and vehicle pollution to turn neutral rain into acid. This acid then damages plants, animals, landscapes and buildings as it falls to earth.
Is a type of weathering where rock is dissolved by acid?
Carbonation
What becomes dissolved in rainwater and sinks into the soil the result is an acid that can weather marble?
acid rain
What becomes dissolved in rainwater and sinks into the soil that results in an acid that can weather marble?
acid rain
What becomes dissolved in rainwater and sinks into the soil the results is an acid that can weather marble?
acid rain
Why arnt limestone lakes affected by acid rain?
The 'acid' (sulphur dioxide or nitrogen oxides) dissolved in the rain water are acidic. Limestone is alkali. Therefore, the acid in the rain is neutralised by the limstone.
Is acid rain vinegar?
No. Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid dissolved in water. The acidity in acid rain is due mostly to sulfuric and nitric acids. In some cases, though, the acidity of acid rain is similar to that of vinegar.
Which rock decays faster from acid rain?
Rocks containing carbonate, like limestone, dissolve fastest in acidic rain
What effect does acid rain have on rocks?
Carbonic acid is the result of carbon dioxide dissolved in water, When carbonic acid is added to a rock and it bubbles, the rock is a carbonate.
