What Is Acid Rain
What is acid rain?
Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes.
What chemicals make rain acidic, and how does it happen?
Besides water, and carbonic acid (from carbon dioxide dissolved in the rain droplets), the primary components of acid rain are sulfuric acid, which comes from sulfur dioxide derived from the burning of coal, and nitric acid, which from nitrogen emissions.
Where do these chemical come from?
These chemicals can come from industrial factories, which release the gases into the air through their chimneys, and global warming also affects it
How do we measure the acidity of rain?
Acid rain is measured using a scale called “pH.” The lower a substance's pH, the more acidic it is.
What is ph?
A figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale on which 7 is neutral, lower values are more acid, and higher values more alkaline. The pH is equal to log10 c, where c is the hydrogen ion concentration in moles per lite
Describe the ph range and list various things that correspond to the various ph levels.
The pH scale goes from 0 - 14, with 7 being neutral; the lower the number, the more acidic the solution.
Basic
Basic
Neutral
Neutral
Acidic
Acidic
0-Battery Acid
1- Sulphuric Acid 2- Lemon juice 3-Orange Juice 4- Acid Rain 5- Banana 6- Milk 7- Water 8- Sea Water 9- Baking Soda 10-Milk of Magnesia 11- Ammonia 12- Soapy Water 13- Bleach
14- Liquid Drain Cleaner
What is the ph of normal rain, and at what level does the ph become dangerous?
The pH of normal rain is said to be between 5.5 an 5. The pH is not 7 because carbonic acid is contained with in rain droplets from the atmosphere. This is how the atmosphere rids itself of toxins. pH of rain can also become very low when
Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes.
What chemicals make rain acidic, and how does it happen?
Besides water, and carbonic acid (from carbon dioxide dissolved in the rain droplets), the primary components of acid rain are sulfuric acid, which comes from sulfur dioxide derived from the burning of coal, and nitric acid, which from nitrogen emissions.
Where do these chemical come from?
These chemicals can come from industrial factories, which release the gases into the air through their chimneys, and global warming also affects it
How do we measure the acidity of rain?
Acid rain is measured using a scale called “pH.” The lower a substance's pH, the more acidic it is.
What is ph?
A figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale on which 7 is neutral, lower values are more acid, and higher values more alkaline. The pH is equal to log10 c, where c is the hydrogen ion concentration in moles per lite
Describe the ph range and list various things that correspond to the various ph levels.
The pH scale goes from 0 - 14, with 7 being neutral; the lower the number, the more acidic the solution.
Basic
Basic
Neutral
Neutral
Acidic
Acidic
0-Battery Acid
1- Sulphuric Acid 2- Lemon juice 3-Orange Juice 4- Acid Rain 5- Banana 6- Milk 7- Water 8- Sea Water 9- Baking Soda 10-Milk of Magnesia 11- Ammonia 12- Soapy Water 13- Bleach
14- Liquid Drain Cleaner
What is the ph of normal rain, and at what level does the ph become dangerous?
The pH of normal rain is said to be between 5.5 an 5. The pH is not 7 because carbonic acid is contained with in rain droplets from the atmosphere. This is how the atmosphere rids itself of toxins. pH of rain can also become very low when