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Burning creates oxides such as C02 and nitrous oxides. These react with the water in the air (H20), combining with the hydrogen in the water to form acids: carbonic acid and nitric acid respectively.

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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.


How does burning fossil fuels cause acid rain?

Burning fossil fuels releases sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These compounds react with water vapor and other substances to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which fall to the Earth as acid rain. This acid rain can harm aquatic life, forests, and buildings.


What human activity is responsible for smog and acid rain?

Burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, releases pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These pollutants can react with sunlight, water, and other chemicals in the atmosphere to form smog and acid rain.


How is Acid acid rain produced?

Acid rain is produced when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions from burning fossil fuels combine with water vapor in the atmosphere, creating sulfuric acid and nitric acid. These acids then fall to the ground as rain, snow, fog, or mist, causing harm to the environment, ecosystems, and infrastructure.


What kind of acid is found in acid rain?

The main and the most possible way of the addition of acid to the atmosphere is from industrial factories such as sulfur dioxide and acids of phosphorus. Burning certain compounds also adds acid, for an example, burning of vulcanized rubber results in the addition of sulfur dioxide. When these acid vapors are dissolved in rain water, it is called an acid rain.

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What produces compounds responsible for causing acid rain?

Burning coal


What human activity responsible for the formation of smog and acid rain?

The burning of fossil fuels can cause smog and acid rain.


What human activitys is responsible for the formation for smog and acid rain?

The burning of fossil fuels can cause smog and acid rain.


What human activity is responsible for formation of smog and acid rain?

The Burning Of Fossil Fuels!


The release of sulfur oxides is a chief cause of acid rain What human activity is primarily responsible for acid rain?

fuel burning except in vehicles


Can the burning of fossils result in acid rain?

yes the burning of fossil fuels can result in acid rain


What is primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast us?

Emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, are primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast US. When these pollutants react with water vapor in the atmosphere, they form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which then fall to the ground as acid rain.


What acid is the main acid in acid rain?

Sulphuric acid from burning coal.


Who is responsible of preventing acid rain?

Everyone is responsible for acid rain. mostly, factories, adding to air pollution.


The cause of smog and acid rain?

the burning of fossil fuels can cause smog and acid rain


What is poisoning by acid rain?

Acid rain causes pH problems and can dissolve heavy metals. These may cause poisoning..


Does acid rain poison metals in the soil?

no it is really water.