Sulfur dioxide produces Sulfurous acid when dissolved in water.
SO2 + H2O ----> H2SO3
Nitrogen dioxide produces Nitrous acid and Nitric acid when dissolved in water.
2 NO2 + H2O ----> HNO2 + HNO3
They could be formed by the oxidation / combustion of sulfur and nitrogen respectively
Sulfur dioxide combines with oxygen and water to form acid rain Sulfuric and sulfurous acids). The acid can corrode metal and dissolve limestone, marble and cement.
These gases form acids (sulphuric and nitric acidsrespectively) by reacting with oxygen an water present in air the first rain of the season contains droplets of these acids and effect the all material which is hit by such rain.
The compounds in the system nitrogen-sulfur are not ionic.
The two elements that are responsible for acid rain are sulphur and nitrogen. Acid precipitation is formed when sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from coal fired power plants and mines processing ores with a high content of sulfur are absorbed by water droplets. This forms sulfurous/sulfuric and nitrous/nitric acids. Some of the sulfurous acid can be transformed into sulfuric acid. The chemistry: Sulfur dioxide and water form sulfurous acid (H2SO3) SO2(g) + H2O(l) <--> H2SO3(aq) In some cases sulfur dioxide (SO2) oxidizes to sulfur trioxide (SO3) 2SO2(g) + O2(g) -> 2SO3(g) The sulfur trioxide (SO3) then combines with water making sulfuric acid (H2SO4) SO3(g) + H2O(l) -> H2SO4(aq) Some oxides of nitrogen like nitrogen dioxide (NO2) react with water to form nitrous acid (HNO2) and nitric acid (HNO3) 2NO2(g) + H2O(l) -> HNO2(aq) + HNO3(aq)
Sulfuric and nitric acids.
They could be formed by the oxidation / combustion of sulfur and nitrogen respectively
Carbon combines with sulfur and nitrogen in order to form acid precipitation.
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides both react with water in the atmosphere to form acids, sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
Rain is natrually acidic due to carbon dioxide, which react with water to form carbonic acid. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide from industrial process can also react to form sulfuric and nitric acids, which can make rain abnormally acidic.
In solution, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, respectively. These acids are found in acid rain, where the gaseous compounds become dissolved in falling rain.
Acid rain contain traces of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. These gases when dissolved in water - as in cloud water droplets - form sulfuric acid and nitric acid [and probably also sulfurous and nitrous acids].
acidic gases - e.g. oxides of non-metals - so oxides of sulfur and nitrogen will form acids
These gases are sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
Sulfur oxides from the combustion of sulfur containing fuels for atmospheric sulfurous and sulfuric acid. Nitrogen oxides form nitrous and nitric acids.
Sulfur dioxide combines with oxygen and water to form acid rain Sulfuric and sulfurous acids). The acid can corrode metal and dissolve limestone, marble and cement.
These gases form acids (sulphuric and nitric acidsrespectively) by reacting with oxygen an water present in air the first rain of the season contains droplets of these acids and effect the all material which is hit by such rain.