What is acid rain?
Q: What is acid rain?
A: Acid rain is rain that is unusually acidic and highly corrosive in nature. It is rain with high levels of hydrogen ions (low pH).
Q: What is the pH value of acid rain?
A: The pH value of acid rain is less than 5.6.
Q: What can be the effect of acid rain on organisms living on earth?
A: Acid rain can have harmful effects on plants, animals, and humans.
Q: What causes acid rain?
A: Acid rain is caused when gaseous compounds of ammonium, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur are released into the atmosphere.
Q: How are the compounds responsible for acid rain released into the atmosphere?
A: The compounds responsible for acid rain are released into the atmosphere by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and industrial processes.
Q: Who coined the term "acid rain"?
A: Robert Angus Smith coined the term "acid rain" in 1872.
Q: What was the relationship between acid rain and atmospheric pollution discovered by Robert Angus Smith in 1852?
A: In 1852, Robert Angus Smith showed the relationship between acid rain and atmospheric pollution in Manchester. He discovered that gaseous pollutants reacting with water in the atmosphere caused acid rain.
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