it. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are the gases that form the acid rain. When these gases mix with moisture it can make rain‚ snow‚ hail‚ or even fog. The scientific term for acid rain is acid deposition which means when the acid is taken from the air and is deposited on the earth. Major industries‚ coal burning factories‚ power plants and automoble engines are the main sources of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide which caues acid rain. Volcaneoes and forest fires also causes sulfur dioxide
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these questions‚ we must first examine the cause and formation of acid rain‚ as well as understand ways to decrease or prevent its formation. Formation of acid rain. Acid deposition‚ more commonly known as acid rain‚ occurs when emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) react in the atmosphere with water‚ oxygen‚ and oxidants to form acidic compounds. This mixture forms a mild solution of sulfuric and nitric acid which then falls to the earth in either wet (rain‚ snow‚ sleet or
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The element I chose is Sulfur. Sulfur’s symbol is S‚ and it’s in the Chalcogen family. Sulfur has a lot of roles to play in our bodies. It’s also one of the abundant elements in our bodies with a mass percentage of 0.2. Sulfur’s atomic number is 16‚ and its Mass number is 32.066. In addition‚ Sulfur is a non-metal. Sulfur has multiple physical and chemical properties; one of the physical properties is that Sulfur is insoluble in water. A chemical property for Sulfur is that it’s a very reactive element
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Acid rain is considered precipitation in the form of rain‚ snow‚ or fog. It is not regular precipitation. It is precipitation that is polluted by acid. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere cause this precipitation to become acidic. These emissions are released into the atmosphere by human activity‚ such as automobiles‚ industries‚ and electrical power plants that burn fossil fuels like coal and oil. When these gases are released‚ they mix with water vapor in the clouds
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consists of three stages. a) Production of suphur dioxide b) Conversion of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide. c) Production fo sulphuric acid 4. Stage I: Production of sulphur dioxide a) Sulphur is burnt in air to produce sulphur dioxide. S(s) + O2 (g)→SO (g) b) Burning of metal sulphides such as zinc sulphide and lead sulphide also produces sulphur Dioxide. 2ZnS(s) + 30 (g) →2SO (g) + 2ZnO(s) 2PbS(s)+ 3O(g)→2SO (g) + 2PbO(s) c) The sulphur dioxide is then mixed with excess air‚ The mixture is
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Acid Rains There are three gases which could cause acid rain‚ which are Sulphur Dioxide (sulphuric acid)‚ NOx (oxides of nitrogen which produce nitric acid) and also perhaps Carbon Dioxide (weak carbonic acid)‚ produces these acids because these gases dissolve in rain water/ precipitation and this forms a weak version of the acid‚ as the gases dissolve it lowers the pH of the rainwater. I think that there has been a increase in the production of acid rain‚ due to the fact that the country as a
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Pyrite is a very interesting mineral for many reasons. The name Pyrite comes from the Greek word “pyr” which means “fire‚” and was named because it was found that sparks would fly from it if struck against another minerals like steel. In early times‚ this sparking ability gave people a way of creating fire‚ and in later times‚ this ability made it popular for use in early firearms devices like the wheel lock. Today Pyrite is called “Fools Gold” because throughout history people have mistaken it for
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Air Pollution is one of the most worrying problems of our time. This problem surfaced during the industrial revolution. The great industrial revolution brought about many positive changes to the world; better transportation‚ cheaper products‚ and a better life. However‚ with it’s riches came the price‚ pollution. At the beginning of the industrial revolution‚ no one paid any attention to the problem of pollution. As the science‚ progressed people started to realize this problem. Air pollution
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analyzed through their melting point and IR spectroscopy to determine whether the metal bonded to a Sulfur atom or an Oxygen atom of the DMSO. After analyzing the IR spectrum‚ it was determined that S=O shifted to a lower wavenumber in CuCl2~2DMSO and that S=O shifted to a higher wavenumber in RuCl2~4DMSO. Introduction Depending on the metal‚ it will bond to DMSO through its oxygen or sulfur atom. This will cause the frequency of the S=O bond absorption to move depending on which atom it bonds
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combustion‚ carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s oxygen carrying capacity and is dangerous for people with heart disease. O Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of carbon dioxide as its role in global warming is a growing concern as a greenhouse gas than is apparent. O particulates. micrometre-sized particles. O sulfur oxide (sox) sulfur‚ mostly sulfur dioxide and
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