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प्रश्न
State why acid rain causes ‘nutrient leaching’ when it falls on the earth.
उत्तर
Acid rain causes ‘nutrient leaching’. H+ – Hydrogen ions produced by the decomposition of acid are added to the soil and interact with the metal. The metal Ca, K etc. are displaced from the earth called nutrient leaching.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the impact of acid rain: On plants
Why does rainwater have pH of less than 7?
What are the causes of acid rain?
What is acid rain?
Give Technical Terms:
The gas which mainly contributes to causing acid rains.
Fill in the Blanks:
Rain that is more acidic than normal is called ______.
State the two forms of deposition of acid rain with suitable examples of each form of deposition.
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.
What is meant by the term ‘acid rain’. Give any two impacts of acid rain.
Acid rain has adverse effect on the environment State the effect acid rain has on the following:
The acidity of the soil.
