Question
Download Solution PDFAcid rain is due to air pollution by
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide.
Key Points
- Acid Rain:-
- Acid rain is the rainfall that has been acidified.
- It is formed when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen react with the moisture in the atmosphere.
- It is rain with a pH of less than 5.6.
- Acid rain is particularly damaging to lakes, streams, and forests and the plants and animals that live in these ecosystems.
Important Points
- Sources of compounds causing acid rain:-
- Natural sources:-
- Seas and oceans,
- volcanic eruptions,
- Biological processes in the soil e.g., Decomposition of organic matter.
- Man-made sources:-
- Burning of coal (60% of SO2) and
- Petroleum products (30% of SO2), and the smelting of metal sulfide ores to obtain the pure metals.
- Industrial production of Sulfuric acid in metallurgical.
- Chemical and fertilizer industries.
- Natural sources:-
- Lightening,
- volcanic eruption.
- Biological activity.
- Natural sources:-
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