How do fossil fuels cause acid rain?

Answer 1

Yes. Burning coal produces sulfur dioxide and other gases and tiny particles. They combine with moisture in the atmosphere, creating weak acids which then precipitate out as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
Burning coal - and any other fossil fuel - increase acid rain.

Answer 2

This depends on the specific fossil fuel involved.

First off, acid precipitation will be around regardless of whether fossil fuels are burned. Acid precipitation is partly from such things as volcanic activity and biological activity. Nevertheless, burning fossil fuels adds greatly to the problem of acid precipitation.

Burning coal and oil produces a fair amount of sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide. These produce sulphurous and sulphuric acids. Gasoline engines can convert additional amounts of atmospheric nitrogen to oxides which produce nitrous acid and nitric acid. In addition, carbon dioxide produces carbonic acid, which acidifies rain water.

Answer 3

Burning fossil fuels lets off sulphur compounds in the smoke. When the sulphuric compounds are wetted by rain, the turn into sulphuric acid. Oddly enough, it has been proven that acid rain has a slight filtering effect on the Sun's rays, tending to cool the Earth by a small amount. Thankfully, carbon dioxide and water vapor in the air warm things back up.

Answer 4

Sulphur is an element in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). When these are burnt sulphur dioxide is produced and released into the atmosphere. This mixes with water vapour and rain to produce acid rain.

Answer 5

When fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas are burned, they release sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These pollutants then react with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which can fall back to the ground as acid rain. This acid rain can harm the environment by damaging trees, buildings, and bodies of water.

Answer 6

Yes it does.

Answer 7

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