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Question
What is meant by the term ‘acid rain’. Give any two impacts of acid rain.
Solution
Acid rain: Oxides of sulphur [SO,] and nitrogen [NO,] present air mix with water [or snow, fog etc.] and fall down on the earth resulting in acid rain.
Two impacts of acid rain:
- The water of lakes and rivers which is becoming acidic, may not support aquatic life.
Acid rain damages the buildings and sculptural materials or marble, lime stone, slate, mortar etc. - These materials become pitted and weakened mechanically.
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