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Rain is naturally acidic.
As water droplets, when falling through the atmosphere, they dissolve small amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, to form a very weak acid(Carbonic Acid ; H2CO3).
This acid gives rain water a very slightly acidic pH ~ 6.5
Humans and other animal life create carbon dioxide by exhalation. This is a natural process , and its absorption by rain water is also a natural process.
However, because of industrial activity, more carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide are released into the atmosphere, which is also dissolved into rain water, creating 'acid rain' in the process ; pH ~6 , slightly more acidic than natural rain water.
What else can I help you with?
Is rain acidic or alkaline?
Unpolluted rain should be neutral but many pollutants are acidic (oxides, dioxides and trioxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen in particular). These can become dissolved in rainwater it cause it to become acidic.
Is rain acidic?
Ordinary rain is very slightly acidic because of dissolved gases in the air, mostly carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). However, rain that falls through industrial smoke or smog can become harmfully acidic (acid rain) by dissolving nitrides and sulfur.
What makes rain naturally acidic?
By dissolution of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is naturally released by human and other animated life , as part of exhalation(breathing out). It is all part of the Carbon , Hydrogen, Oxygen natural cycles.
What is the pH of an acidic solution?
An ACIDIC Sol'n has a pH < 7. pH = 1 is strongly acidic (H2SO4/HCl/HNO3) pH = 4 mildly acidic (CH3COOH) pH = 6 weakly acidic. (H2CO3 as naturak rain water; NOT acidic rain).
Is rain water acidic?
Yes, rainwater is slightly acidic due to the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that forms carbonic acid when it combines with water. The pH of rainwater is typically around 5.6, making it slightly acidic.
What pH is Rain Naturally?
Slightly acidic
What is the difference between normal rain and acid rain since normal rain is acidic anyway?
Normal rain is slightly acidic but it occurs naturally, as oppose to acid rain caused by air pollution
Is there acid in fresh water?
rain water is naturally slightly acidic im not sure about fresh water.
Is rain acidic or alkaline?
Unpolluted rain should be neutral but many pollutants are acidic (oxides, dioxides and trioxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen in particular). These can become dissolved in rainwater it cause it to become acidic.
What is a cause of acid rain?
Although rain is naturally acidic (pH 5.6), what we consider to be acid rain occurs from polluntants, mainly sulfiric and nitric acid. They are given off by factories and cars.
Why rain is naturally acidic?
The hydrologic cycle involves a process of natural water distillation; essentially, rain water is distilled water, and distilled water is naturally acidic usually with a pH slightly less than 7 since it absorbs carbon dioxide which reacts slowly with water to give the bicarbonate and hydronium ions.
How does sulfur dioxide make rain water more acidic?
By burn coal,coal release sulphur to atmosphere
Is acid rain radioactive acidic or gaseous?
Acid rain is acidic.
Is the pH of 4.5 of rain water considered acidic?
This is an acidic rain.
Can acid rain be found naturally?
Yes, acid rain can occur naturally due to volcanic eruptions releasing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These chemicals can react with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, resulting in acidic precipitation.
What are the types of acid rain and where do these come from?
All rain is naturally slightly acidic from the dissolved carbon dioxide in it. The enhanced acid rain contains oxides of nitrogen and sulfur that combine with the water to form acids and lower the pH eve further.
What causes rain to become acidic?
oil from cars are 1 of the resons it turns to acidic rain
