Niceshrp Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Hello, I am doing an experiment/essay on acid rain... and I need to formulate a reasearch question. so,, I was wondering . Are nitric, sulfuric, and carbonic acid components of acid rain. ? If so, why would there be three different types of acid rain and what would be the extent of their respective damage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airmid Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hello, I am doing an experiment/essay on acid rain... and I need to formulate a reasearch question. so,, I was wondering . Are nitric, sulfuric, and carbonic acid components of acid rain. ? If so, why would there be three different types of acid rain and what would be the extent of their respective damage ? Years ago I did an essay on acid rain too. It centered on the theory that not the acidity of the rain in itself was the problem, but rather the fact that it acidifies the soil and as a result frees up heavy metal ions that normally would be bound to clay and humus particles. But like I said, that was years ago, and I don't know if there have been any new insights in the meantime. As to the components of acid rain, Wiki has a lot of useful information. Nitric and sulfuric acids are the main components of acid rain, but there's others too. They all have the same effect though: they acidify the soil and surface water, and that is what causes the problems. Does the Wiki article give you ideas for a research question? Airmid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niceshrp Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 Thank you for your reply .. so... if you were looking at the effects of acid rain on plants... they will not grow as much as the control since the soil is acidic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airmid Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 That's right. You could do an experiment to that extent, with plants sprouted from seeds. But best do not use seeds that carry a lot of nutrients for the young plants, like peas and beans, but rather small seeds, like radish or cress. Airmid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satrohraj Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Actually they are not the components of rain, They get mixed up with rain water Nitric acid id formed when NO2 reacts with water in the presence of lightning Similarly SO2 and CO2 react with water to give their respective acids Damage from each acid is different, you better check them out at wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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