2006-11-18 22:13:00 · 12 answers · asked by sammypinkgreen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No. It is a chemical compound. All rain water is a compound of two elements hydrogen and oxygen. The chemical formula for water is h2o - meaning two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen. Usually when rain becomes acid it has sulfur dioxide (another compound formed of sulfur and oxygen) and nitrogen oxide (yet another compound formed from the combination of the elements nitrogen and oxygen as well). These chemicals combine with the water to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid.
2006-11-18 22:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Darnell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acid rain can be classed as an element of todays socio-economic envoironment. Where ever there is bad industrial practise and poor envoironmental law enforcement, then acid rain is probable. But, chemically, acid rain is a combination of chemicals that man has produced and released into the atmosphere to come back to earth in the form of rain.
2006-11-18 22:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Acid rain is due to much carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur (and other industrial by-products and their chemical interactions) in the air and in the rain clouds. It changes the pH of rain water, making it acidic. If highly concentrated enough, it can even scald the skin.
2006-11-18 23:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by Joesel Goingo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acid rain as is clear from the name consists of two things rain+acid so how it can be element, moreover particles hanging in the air also become part of the rain................... all this amalgamation can not be element.
2006-11-18 22:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by faraj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seebeegal had an astounding answer till she placed that addition. A "proton" is merely yet another call for a hydrogen ion or H+. it particularly is now not a nuclear reaction. you're merely eliminating an H+ from a compound, now not an atom. Hydrogen atoms are purely a proton and an electron. whilst it loses its electron, that's merely a proton and is symbolized H+. Acids tend to be referred to as "proton donors" because of the fact they lose an H+ whilst dissolved in water. HCl will become H+ and Cl-. . . it donates a proton. those are the very simplified equations for acid rain. that's surely very complicated and none of those solutions are thoroughly the main suitable option: SOx - (combines with oxygen to offer) --> SO2 (reacts with H2O) -->H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) NOx - (combines with oxygen to offer) --> NO2 (reacts with H2O) --> HNO3 (Nitric Acid) CO2 + H2O --> H2CO3 (carbonic acid) it particularly is now not in all probability oxygen that they are reacting with, that's superoxide ions and such. So, "C" is right for carbon dioxide, yet now not the others. They react with ions interior the air first to style acids and then dissolve interior the water to style acid rain.
2016-12-17 12:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acid rain is mearly a compound.water being a universal solvent dissolves S02,N02,Co2,and other dust particles ,which comedown together when it rains,and because this type of rain contains traces of HN03 and H2S04 (obviously in very mild form ) it is known as "Acid Rain".
2006-11-18 23:28:40 · answer #6 · answered by So_Hot_An_Ice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not an element. It is a type of parcipitation associated with heavy air pollution
See answer below.
2006-11-18 22:19:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no....acid rain is formed when the moisture of the air combines with gaseous pollutants (eg. SO2,NO,CO etc...)
it is extremely corrosive in nature..
2006-11-18 23:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by wake-up-call 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. It is rain that contains oxides of sulfur and nitrogen (SO2, SO3, N2Ox)
2006-11-18 22:43:11 · answer #9 · answered by Dimos F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Product of chemical reaction.
2006-11-18 22:25:17 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋