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Sulphur Dioxide is a a by-product of (mainly) powerstations that burn fossil fuels to produce the steam ofr the turbines. Sulphur Dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere to produce Sulphuric acid - which falls as 'acid rain.
The chemical process is...
SO2 + OH → HOSO2 - which is followed by...
HOSO2 + O2 → HO2 + SO3
In the presence of water, sulphur trioxide (SO3) is converted rapidly to sulphuric acid... SO3 + H2O → H2SO4
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What two acids are produced in rain clouds?
Sulphurous acid ,sulphuric , carbonic & nitric acid
Does sulfuric acid occur in nature?
So2 causes acid rain. So we can find sulphuric in nature.
What is made during sulfur dioxide pollution?
acid rain; SO2, i.e. sulfur dioxide, reacts with water to produce H2SO3, or sulfurous acid, which then reacts with oxygen to form sulphuric acid (H2SO4), and dissolves in rain to fall as acid rain
What is acid rain a result of?
The rain containing excess of acid is known as an acid rain. The rain becomes acidic because carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide (which are released into the air as pollutants) dissolve in rain drops to form carbonic acid, sulphuric acid and nitric acid respectively. Acid rain cause damage to buildings, historical monuments, plants and animals.
Which is more acidic sulphuric acid or nitric acid?
sulphuric acid of course.
Does acid rain contain sulphuric acid?
Yes. In fact sulphuric acid is the main body of what makes up acid rain.
Which acid is the main acid in acid rain?
Sulphuric Acid
What are the types of chemicals in acid rain?
Sulphuric acid
Which acid in acid rain?
Acid rain is made excessively acidic by a combination of sulphuric and nitric acid.
What acid is the main acid in acid rain?
Sulphuric acid from burning coal.
What do you call it when rain is polluted with nitric of sulphuric acids?
acid rain
The third less important gas in acid rain?
sulphuric acid
What is meant by sulphure shower?
sulphuric acid rain
What is it the chemical equation for acid rain?
Zinc+sulphuric acid-sulphate+hydrogen
What is the combination for sulphuric acid?
Sulfur Dioxide (a gas) evaporates into the atmosphere, mixes with precipitation (rain), and falls to earth as sulphuric acid.
What gas is brown and has a very strong smell and can cause acid rain?
Sulphuric acid
How does an acid rain form?
An acid rain forms due to both sulphuric and nitric acid making it acid rain. Acid rain damages buildings, metal structures, soils plants and animal life
