Question

explain circumstances leading to acid rain. How does acid rain affect us?​

Answer 1

Burning of fossil fuels such as coal and diesel releases a variety of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide into the atmosphere. These pollutants react with water vapours present in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid respectively.

Answer 2

ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ :

•ʜɪɴᴛ - ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʀᴀɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴜʟꜰᴜʀ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪx ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴜᴘ ʙʏ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴜꜱ.

•ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ʙʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ:

> ʟᴇᴛ'ꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴡ ʀᴀɪɴ ɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ.

- ʀɪꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ - ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ɪꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ. ᴄᴏᴏʟᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜰᴜʟʟʏ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ꜱᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ʜᴇᴀᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴꜱ, ꜱᴇᴀꜱ, ʟᴀᴋᴇꜱ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ʜᴇᴀᴛꜱ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇꜱ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀꜱɪɴɢ ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟɪᴍɪᴛ. ꜱᴏ ᴀɪʀ ɴᴏᴡ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ ɪꜱ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴏʟᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ, ꜱᴏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴀɪʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪɢʜ ᴍᴏɪꜱᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ʀɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴀɪʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴀɪʀ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ.

- ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ - ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴇ. ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇɪ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇɪ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴜꜱᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇꜱ, ɪᴄᴇ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ ᴀɢɢʀᴇɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴍʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴅʀᴏᴘʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅꜱ.

ʀᴀɪɴ - ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴅʀᴏᴘʟᴇᴛꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘꜱᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ.

- ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍɪxᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʟꜰᴜʀ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ. ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ɢᴀꜱᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇꜱ. ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ɢᴀꜱᴇꜱ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅꜱ. ꜱᴜʟꜰᴜʀ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴅɪꜱꜱᴏʟᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ʀᴀɪɴ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴ.

•ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴀꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴜꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʏꜱ -

- ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴ ɪꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴀʀᴍꜰᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏʀʀᴏᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴜʀꜰᴀᴄᴇ.

- ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇꜱ, ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀQᴜᴀᴛɪᴄ ʟɪꜰᴇ.

- ᴀᴄɪᴅ ʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴄᴏʀʀᴏᴅᴇꜱ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟꜱ, ꜱᴛᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢɪɴɢ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇꜱ, ᴍᴏɴᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴇᴛᴄ.

•ɴᴏᴛᴇ - ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴꜱᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢɢʀᴇɢᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ. ꜱᴏ, ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪꜱ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴢɪɴɢ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀʟʟꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ꜱɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴢɪɴɢ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪᴛ ꜰᴀʟʟꜱ ᴀꜱ ʀᴀɪɴ.