Acid Precipitation

Question 1

Acid precipitation

Answer 1

Rain snow or fog or dew has a ph less than 5.6

Question 2

Scrubbers

Answer 2

Devices that are found in tall industrial smokestacks that release sulphuric dioxide gas and nitrogen oxide gas such as coal fueled power plants
They removed gases using a specially formulated chemical mixture o

Question 3

Catalytic converters

Answer 3

A device that uses nitrogen oxides in achemical reaction to convert them into nitrogen and oxygen has

Question 4

Heavy metals

Answer 4

Metal elements that have a high atomic mass

Question 5

Acid leaching

Answer 5

Process in which acids dissolve metals found in soil

Question 6

Main causes of acid precipitation

Answer 6

Sulphuric dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere

Question 7

Forms of nitrogen oxides

Answer 7

N2O
NO2
N2O4

Question 8

Formation of sulphuric acid

Answer 8

Sulphuric acid plus oxgygen equal sulfite

Sulfite plus water equal sulfuric acid

Question 9

Formation of nitric acid

Answer 9

Nitrogen dioxide gas dissolved in water droplets

Question 10

Source of gases

Answer 10

Electricity production in coal fired power plants 
Iron and steel production 
Fertilizer production 
Pulp and paper production 
Automobile engines

Question 11

Lakes in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Answer 11

Are sourruonded by limestone protects form acid precipitation
Not the same for Ontario
Add lime to maintain lakes calcium hydroxide
However is very expensive and only good for short term

Question 12

How a scrubber works

Answer 12

Gases contact chemical mixture
Products are wet slurry or solid
Have filter go collect and then recycled

Question 13

Heavy metal accumulation causes

Answer 13

Kidney disease
Disease of lungs
Bone defects
Damage to nervous system development

Question 14

Iron sulphide

Answer 14

Pyrite or fools gold

Question 15

Good use of acid leaching

Answer 15

Soil is removed and use acid to dissolve metals collected in an acidic solution
Raise ph to form precipitate