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Question
State why natural rain water produced in an unpolluted atmosphere is slightly acidic. Give a balanced equation of the same.
Solution
Natural rain water is slightly acidic “as CO2 present in traces in unpolluted air dissolves in rain water forming weak carbonic acid [H2CO3].
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