liming a lake to neutralize acid rain?

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liming a lake to neutralize acid rain?

Liming a lake to neutralize acid rain in it could seriously affect the availability of nutrients such as phosphate and molybdate, but not nitrate. Explain.

2006-09-28 09:44:39 · 3 answers · asked by joy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Basically, it's because nitrate salts are more soluble than other salts.

2006-09-28 09:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by robertspraguejr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

because lime contain Calcium which react with phosphates to form tri calcium phosphate , insoluble calcium salts but most of nitrate salts even for calcium are soluble

2006-09-28 17:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by source_of_love_69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

because acid rain gets the acid from pollution not lakes.

2006-09-28 17:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by hondacobra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋