in some rare cases it can transform into water (h20)
Acidic oxides are compounds that react with water to form acidic solutions. These oxides typically contain nonmetals, such as sulfur or nitrogen, and when they dissolve in water, they produce acidic solutions capable of neutralizing bases. Examples of acidic oxides include sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
Generally used: NOx
Atmospheric nitrogen can enter the ground through nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil that convert nitrogen gas into a form plants can use. It can also enter the ground through rainfall, where nitrogen oxides from the atmosphere dissolve in water and are deposited on the soil.
The nitrogen oxides that have the same empirical formula are nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Both have a 1:1 ratio of nitrogen to oxygen atoms.
Nitrogen Oxides are reactive. General name NOx refer to NO and NO2. They react and cause respiratory system damage.Example reaction of NO2 is as follow.2 NO2 + H2O → HNO2 + HNO3Nitric acid and nitrous acid are formed with presence of moisture in air and in the lungs. This is highly corrosive to the pulmonary system in the body.
Nitrogen oxides are typically formed when nitrogen and oxygen react together at high temperatures in combustion processes, such as in vehicle engines or industrial machinery. Nitrogen and oxygen are the main gases involved in the formation of nitrogen oxides.
Oxides of sulphur and nitrogen in the atmosphere dissolve in the precipitation making it more acid.
Reactions for the formation of oxides of nitrogen and nitrates as nitrogen fixing
Acidic oxides are compounds that react with water to form acidic solutions. These oxides typically contain nonmetals, such as sulfur or nitrogen, and when they dissolve in water, they produce acidic solutions capable of neutralizing bases. Examples of acidic oxides include sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
Generally used: NOx
Not all oxides dissolve in water. Some oxides, such as alkali metal oxides and alkaline earth metal oxides, are soluble in water and form basic solutions. However, other oxides, like non-metal oxides, are typically insoluble or react with water to form acidic solutions.
Sulfur or Nitrogen Oxides in the atmosphere (often from pollution, but sometimes from volcanos) dissolve in rain, forming Sulfuric or Nitric Acids.
Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides in the air primarily come from the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles, power plants, and industrial processes. When fuel containing sulfur and nitrogen is burned, these elements combine with oxygen in the air to form sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are then released into the atmosphere.
Nitrogen oxides are formed when fuels are burned at high temperatures in the presence of oxygen. The heat causes nitrogen and oxygen in the air to react, forming nitrogen oxides like nitrogen dioxide (NO2). These nitrogen oxides contribute to air pollution and can have negative effects on human health and the environment.
Acid rain is what causes damage, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides and carbon oxides (carbon dioxide) react and dissolve in the water droplets of clouds, forming acids like sulfuric (H2SO4) acid carbonic (H2CO3) acid and nitric acid (HNO3).
It is caused by the emission of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere.
Atmospheric nitrogen can enter the ground through nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil that convert nitrogen gas into a form plants can use. It can also enter the ground through rainfall, where nitrogen oxides from the atmosphere dissolve in water and are deposited on the soil.