Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, react in the atmosphere to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. These acids are the primary contributors to the increased acidity of acid rain compared to natural rainwater.
The presence of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the atmosphere can react with water vapor and form sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3), making the rain more acidic than natural rainwater. These pollutants are primarily released by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and industrial processes.
reacting with the water to form carbonic acid. :)
Pure rain water with no dissolved minerals has a PH of 7, that makes it neutral. When water has certain substances that lower the PH below 7, it is considered to be acidic. Dissolved polyatomic ions make the rain acidic. These polyatomic ions can come from the products of a cumbustion reaction (CH4 + O2 --Energy Source--> CO2 + H2O)
Rainwater can have a lower pH due to the presence of dissolved gases like carbon dioxide, which forms carbonic acid when mixed with water, leading to acidity. Additionally, rainwater can pick up acidic pollutants from the atmosphere, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, further lowering its pH.
An acid is a substance that releases hydrogen ions, H+, in an aqueous (water) solution, or a substance that gives up a hydrogen ion to another molecule or ion depending on which definition you use.
Sulfuric acid
Natural rainwater is typically more acidic than neutral water because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forming carbonic acid. This makes rainwater slightly acidic with a pH around 5.6.
The presence of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the atmosphere can react with water vapor and form sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3), making the rain more acidic than natural rainwater. These pollutants are primarily released by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and industrial processes.
salt salt makes it more acidic
reacting with the water to form carbonic acid. :)
S02 is produced by mold. It makes the rain water acidic because when it rains the dirt and pollution in the air are collected and when it floods the pollution an the ground is collected in the water.
Nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides released into the atmosphere form sulfuric and nitric acid when they come in contact with moisture,
It doesn't matter if the substance is basic or acidic. What makes a substance destructive is the strength of the substance.
Pure rain water with no dissolved minerals has a PH of 7, that makes it neutral. When water has certain substances that lower the PH below 7, it is considered to be acidic. Dissolved polyatomic ions make the rain acidic. These polyatomic ions can come from the products of a cumbustion reaction (CH4 + O2 --Energy Source--> CO2 + H2O)
Rainwater is slightly acidic because the CO2 in the atmosphere is soluble in water (the water in the air). When in solution CO2 forms a weak acid (Carbonic acid) which makes pure rainwater a weak acid.
Acid rain is rain that has a lower pH level due to water molecules reacting with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Because of this, rainwater is much less corrosive than acid rain, with wear only being seen after very long periods of time.
because of acid rain