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Acid Deposition
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Chemistry
11th Grade
08/27/2012

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What is acid deposition?
Definition
Acidic particles and gases that deposit or fall to earth. (Includes both wet deposition of acid gases such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen
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What's the pH of rain?
Definition
pH 5,6
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What is PH?
Definition
It's a logarithmic scale with one pH unit corresponding to a difference in hydrogen ion concentration of a factor of 10.
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What pH does Acid Rain have?
Definition
pH 4.2 which is 25 times grater than pure rain water
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What does acid deposition include?
Definition
Wet deposition includes oxides of sulphur and nitrogen and acidic particles brought down as rain, fog and snow. Dry depostion is when there is an absence of rain and precipitation.
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Where does acid deposition occur?
Definition
In parts of countries where the area is heavily industrialised.
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What effects does acid rain has on aquatic life?
Definition
Salmon cannot survive if pH is as low as 5.5. Eutrophication results from nitrates in acid deposition.
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What effects does acid rain have on visibility?
Definition
The mist of sulfuric acid and sulfate aerosols in the atmosphere can ause great loss of visibility and can curtail air flights.
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What effects does acid rain has on aquatic life?
Definition
Salmon cannot survive if pH is as low as 5.5. Eutrophication results from nitrates in acid deposition.
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