{"id":11700,"date":"2024-03-20T17:33:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=11700"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:54:12","slug":"what-is-acid-rain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-acid-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Acid Rain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11700\" class=\"elementor elementor-11700\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77c05e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77c05e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2ef96\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/acid-rain-as-an-environmental-concern\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Acid Rain as an environmental concern<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-11716 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-acid-rain\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Acid Rain?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-11715 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-acid-rain\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What causes Acid Rain?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-11714 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effect-of-acid-rain\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effect of Acid Rain<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-11713 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-can-we-reduce-acid-rain\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How Can We Reduce Acid Rain?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3e312 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7d3e312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e2c245\" data-id=\"2e2c245\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae77cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae77cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Acid Rain?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2ee03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f2ee03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Acid rain, also known as acid deposition or acid precipitation, refers to any form of precipitation that contains acidic components like sulfuric or nitric acid. This includes water in various states such as rain, snow, hail, dew, fog, and dust particles that fall from the sky.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Pure water (distilled water) has no chemicals such as carbon dioxide or other dissolved ions. It is neutral and has a pH reading of 7. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic (alkaline) a liquid is, with 7 being neutral. Liquids with a pH less than 7 are acidic, while those with a pH greater than 7 are basic (or alkaline). A one-unit change in pH represents a tenfold change in the strength of the acid or base being measured.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Rainwater typically has a slightly acidic pH of 5.6 due to the presence of carbon dioxide in the air. When these compounds react with rainwater molecules, they form a weak acid known as carbonic acid.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Acid rain is any form of water that forms in the atmosphere, reacts with acidic components like carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrous oxides, and falls to the land surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-622e68a\" data-id=\"622e68a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b36f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c3b36f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b694c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b694c62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de5b83\" data-id=\"6de5b83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6592317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6592317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/acid-rain-as-an-environmental-concern\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea4019c\" data-id=\"ea4019c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2df40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d2df40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-acid-rain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acid Rain Acid Rain as an environmental concern What is Acid Rain? What causes Acid Rain? Effect of Acid Rain How Can We Reduce Acid Rain?\u00a0 What is Acid Rain? Acid rain, also known as acid deposition or acid precipitation, refers to any form of precipitation that contains acidic components like sulfuric or nitric acid. 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