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प्रश्न
Give the impact of acid rain: On plants
उत्तर
Acid rain causes loss of nutrients from plants, thus damaging their leaves.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why does rainwater have pH of less than 7?
What is acid rain?
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Petrol engine gives off gaseous oxides of ______
State the two forms of deposition of acid rain with suitable examples of each form of deposition.
State the natural and man-made sources of the two pollutants responsible for acid rain.
Burning of fossil fuels is an important source of the pollutant – ‘oxides of sulphur’ responsible for acid rain.
State what are ‘fossil fuels’. Name the principal fossil fuels. State why sulphur dioxide is emitted on burning a fossil fuel. Give a balanced equation for the same.
During metallurgy – smelting plants produce sulphur dioxide, when metallic sulphides are roasted in air. Give a balanced equation for the same.
State why high temperatures in internal combustion engines release pollutant – oxides of nitrogen.
Explain the methods of preventing acid rain.
Acid rain has adverse effect on the environment State the effect acid rain has on the following:
The acidity of the soil.
