What is the chemical formula of acid rain?

2. Write a balanced chemical equation for the dissociation of nitric acid in water. (HINT: Draw an analogy with Equation 2.) 3. The gaseous oxides found in the atmosphere, including CO2 and NO are nonmetal oxides. What would happen to the pH of rainwater if the atmosphere contained metal oxides instead? read more

Raining vinegar. In some places in world the rain water has become so polluted with chemicals that it is like vinegar. This type of rain is called acid rain. read more

The vast majority of acid rain is very dilute sulfuric acid, H2SO4. It is produced when sulfur - heavy fuels like coal and unrefined diesel are burned without proper controls, releasing high amounts of sulfate (SO4) into the atmosphere. read more

Acid rain is formed when nitrogen oxides or sulfur oxides in the atmosphere react with suspended water droplets and produce acids. The chemical reaction equation for the production of acid rain resulting from sulfur oxides is: SO 2 + HOH -> H 2 SO 3. The reaction equation for acid rain produced from nitrogen oxides is: 2NO 2 + HOH -> HNO 2 + HNO 3. read more