When it rains, in the spring or maybe the summer for the first time, why does the air almost smell metalic?
2007-08-21 11:28:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It's difficult to pin down without more information. It might be the sulfuric acid in the rainwater reacting with either the soil, or building materials used in your area that have some sort of copper additives or otherwise something that has a smell resembling copper.
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This metallic smell you associate with pennies isn't really the smell of metal at all. It's the scent of various organic compounds... apparently some ketones are implicated.
2007-08-21 12:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
could be the dirt being mixed with the rain for the first time
2007-08-21 18:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fungi and other living things in the soil are starting to stir to life.
2007-08-21 18:52:32 · answer #3 · answered by pschroeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it hasnt rained for a while
2007-08-21 18:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by jordan b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
.....it pours?
I love these finish my sentence questions.....
2007-08-21 18:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by Bella 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋