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प्रश्न
What are the causes of acid rain?
उत्तर
The main causes of acid rain are the formation of mineral acids such as carbonic acid, nitric acid, and sulphuric acid during rains.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the formation of acid rain due to:
Oxides of sulphur
What is the cause of acid rain? Give any two impacts of acid rain.
What causes acidic deposition?
Acid rainfall is involved with the (decreased, increased, normal) acidity in rivers, destroying aquatic animals.
Name three monuments affected by acid rain.
Give Technical Terms:
The gas which mainly contributes to causing acid rains.
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.
Enumerate the ways by which acid rain can be controlled to prevent its adverse effects on the environment.
What is meant by the term ‘acid rain’. Give any two impacts of acid rain.
