2006-08-27 04:04:55 · 16 answers · asked by Redina 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Atmospheric clearance after a strong precipitation. Plus it gives you the sensation that the earth has just been rejuvenated, all plants are alive and watered, add the sound of flowing water in rivulets, and you almost always expect the flowers to bloom by the next sunrise.
2006-08-27 04:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Good question. During a rain the ion in the air change their chemical make up. That sweet smell is ozone. O3 molecules. Rain is H2O lightning breaks out the hydrogen atom and the loose oxygen atoms adhere to the O2 creating Ozone.
2006-08-27 04:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by daveinsurprise 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the earth, but the great smell depends a lot on the place you are in. Try smelling the air in a dumpster after it rains :)
2006-08-27 04:13:46 · answer #3 · answered by Pedro ST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll find it interesting to know that it is a gas released by countless bacteria of a particular species, on the ground, which reacts this way whenever there is a drissle.
2006-08-27 04:08:33 · answer #4 · answered by bankman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ozone
2006-08-27 04:16:44 · answer #5 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From sweet mother Earth.
2006-08-27 04:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Eyedoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not trying to be rude but the only thing I smell after a rain is the damp earth which reminds me of night crawlers. yuck.
2006-08-27 08:11:26 · answer #7 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ions change in the air pos to neg or vise-versa.
2006-08-27 04:06:46 · answer #8 · answered by Wile E. Chipotle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's from the air. rain pushes down all the pollution and toxins in the air, so the air is fresh and clean.
2006-08-27 04:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by lady of the piano 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is a form of ionization. Just like those machines they sell for your home.
2006-08-27 04:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋