Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 2 - Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis - Problems - Page 103: 2-76C

Answer

Is the rain produced by the dissolution of acids suspended in the air in water dropletss in clouds or fog. Known as acid rain because it is drop as a rain. The acids in the atmosphere are produced when sulfuric and nitric oxides reacts with the water vapor and other chemicals at the atmosphere and form sulfuric and nitric acids. Effects of acid rain are acid lakes and rivers where animals can live on, dying forest, corroded constructions and others.

Work Step by Step

Acid rain is the rain produced by the dissolution of acids suspended in the air (sulfuric and nitric acids) in water dropletss in clouds or fog and then those acid charged droplets are washed to the soil by rain or snow. It is known as acid rain because it is drop as a rain or snow. Fossil fuels contain certain parts of sulfur and nitrogen. Sulfuric oxides are form when the sulfur and the nitrogen in the fuels reacts with the oxygen and form sulfur oxides (SO2 for example) and nitric oxides (NOx). Those oxides reacts with the water vapor and other chemicals at the atmosphere in presence of sunlight and form sulfuric and nitric acids. Among the adverse effects of acid rain on the environment you will find acid lakes and rivers where animals can live on, dying forest, corroded constructions and others.
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