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Why does rainwater have a lower pH than tap water?
Because they add chemicals to kill off all the bacteria and any creatures living in it. But in small enough amounts to be harmless to humans/cats/dogs/whatever else may drink it that's bigger than a spider :)
What makes rain acidic?
Rain is natrually acidic due to the presence of carbon dioxide to produce carbonic acid. CO2 + H2O --> H2CO3 Sulfur dioxide from volcanoes can also contribute to natural acidity 2SO2 + 2H2O + O2 --> 2H2SO4 Rainwater can be made even more acidic due to sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide from burning fossil fuels reacting to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid respectively. 3NO2 + H2O --> 2HNO3 + NO
Are hydrogen ions acidic?
Free H+ ions in Aqueous Solution is what an Acid is. What makes a solid substance an Acid is when you dissolve it in water and it dissolves into H+ and whatever else, and; What makes an Acid Solution corrosive is It's Free Concentration of H+.
What do you call a substance that makes the air water or soil dirty?
Pollutant
Are acid rain and normal rain both acidic?
Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH around 5.6 due to the natural presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Acid rain, on the other hand, has a lower pH (below 5.6), caused by pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides reacting with water in the atmosphere.
Which sectence correctly compars the acidty of natural rainwater?
Natural rainwater is typically more acidic than neutral water because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forming carbonic acid. This makes rainwater slightly acidic with a pH around 5.6.
What substance in acid rain makes more acidic than natural rainwater?
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, react in the atmosphere to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. These acids are the primary contributors to the increased acidity of acid rain compared to natural rainwater.
Which substance in acid rain makes it more acid acidic than natural water rainwater?
The presence of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the atmosphere can react with water vapor and form sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3), making the rain more acidic than natural rainwater. These pollutants are primarily released by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and industrial processes.
What are the pollutants found in air which make rainwater more acidic?
salt salt makes it more acidic
Carbon dioxide makes rainwater acidic by?
reacting with the water to form carbonic acid. :)
How is SO2 produced and how does it make rainwater acidic?
S02 is produced by mold. It makes the rain water acidic because when it rains the dirt and pollution in the air are collected and when it floods the pollution an the ground is collected in the water.
What makes rainwater acidic artificially?
Nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides released into the atmosphere form sulfuric and nitric acid when they come in contact with moisture,
Is caustic acid or base?
It doesn't matter if the substance is basic or acidic. What makes a substance destructive is the strength of the substance.
Is rainwater acidic or alkali?
Pure rain water with no dissolved minerals has a PH of 7, that makes it neutral. When water has certain substances that lower the PH below 7, it is considered to be acidic. Dissolved polyatomic ions make the rain acidic. These polyatomic ions can come from the products of a cumbustion reaction (CH4 + O2 --Energy Source--> CO2 + H2O)
Why is rain water naturally acidic?
Rainwater is slightly acidic because the CO2 in the atmosphere is soluble in water (the water in the air). When in solution CO2 forms a weak acid (Carbonic acid) which makes pure rainwater a weak acid.
If rainwater is naturally acidic what is acid rain?
Acid rain is rain that has a lower pH level due to water molecules reacting with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Because of this, rainwater is much less corrosive than acid rain, with wear only being seen after very long periods of time.
Another statue was made from limestone rain makes limestone weather more quickly than sand stone what substance in the rainwater causes this?
because of acid rain
