CIA Demonstration: Creating Acid Rain (22.4.2)

Question 1

• Under normal circumstances, rain is slightly acidic, with a pH around 5.6.

Answer 1

• Under normal circumstances, rain is slightly acidic, with a pH around 5.6.

Question 2

• When rain reacts with industrially-produced emissions, sulfuric acid and nitric acid can be formed.

Answer 2

• When rain reacts with industrially-produced emissions, sulfuric acid and nitric acid can be formed.

Question 3

• By combining dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) and water, the process by which water in the hydrologic cycle is acidified can be observed.

Answer 3

• By combining dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) and water, the process by which water in the hydrologic cycle is acidified can be observed.