Acid rain is known to contain some acids. Name these acids and where from they come in rain?
Acid rain is known to contain some acids. Name these acids and where from they come in rain?
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Rainwater has a pH of 5.6 due to the presence of H+ ions formed by the reaction of rainwater with carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere. The reaction can be shown as-
H2O (l)+CO2 (g)→H2CO3 (aq)
H2CO3 (aq)→H+ (aq)+HCO3− (aq)
If th
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