Which is not a cause of acid precipitation?

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Which is not a cause of acid precipitation?

Choose from below please:

1. automobile engines
2. hydroelectric plants
3. burning of coal
4. burning of natural gas
and 5. gasoline-powered lawnmowers

2006-10-06 04:55:04 · 3 answers · asked by Laugh-n-fart 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Only 2 the hydroelectric plants. All the others burn fuel.
1,3,4,5 make CO2 and the 3 could also make H2S

2006-10-06 04:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Anything thats burns fuel that may contain impuritys like sulfur and nitrogen can produce acid rain. Hydroelectric plants simply rely on tapping the potential energy of water at elevation to produce power.

2006-10-06 12:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Favoured 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

out of these, only hydroelectric plants is not a cause of acid percipitation

2006-10-06 12:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by mayank 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋