We're wondering what we'll need to do to the pool after this HUGE rainstorm. Thanks guys :)
2007-07-09 10:07:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Rain water is generally acidic due to the two reasons, the carbon dioxide dissolving in the rain drops to form carbonic acid and the man-made and volcanic pollutants such as sulfur or nitrite dissolving in the rain drops to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
Those reasons combining cause the rain to be more acidic. The neutral pH is 7.0 but rain water generally ranges from 5.6 to around 6.0 but can be more or less depend on many factors.
When I had chemistry class, we tested the pH of rain and it had a pH of 6.5.
2007-07-09 10:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rain water is acidic. depending on the area, it could be very acidic. A large storm would actually be less acidic, more water cleansing the same area. Your pool tester should tell you which additive to add.
2007-07-09 17:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acidic!
2007-07-09 17:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, rainwater should be pH neutral, but as the two previous answers correctly indicate, due to atmospheric pollution it is likely to be acidic.
2007-07-09 17:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by utarch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
test your pool's pH and adjust it accordingly - that is the best thing to do. Rain is almost always acidic, due to h2co3 and, if applicable to your area, acid rain caused by industrial emissions
2007-07-09 17:12:42 · answer #5 · answered by WeatherNerd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slightly acidic, it picks up atmospheric CO2 and forms carbonic acid.
2007-07-09 17:09:39 · answer #6 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
acidic
2007-07-09 17:10:33 · answer #7 · answered by secretservice 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋