Acid rain

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  • Created on: 21-03-19 10:14
What is acid rain ?
Acid rain is a form of air pollution. The rain is more acidic than normal.
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What can some hydrocarbon fuels contain ?
Impurities such as sulfur compounds
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When the fuel burns, the sulfur in these impurities is oxidised to form ?
Sulfur dioxide
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Sulfur + Oxygen ->
-> Sulfur dioxide
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Is Sulfur dioxide a non metal or metal ?
A non metal oxide
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Why is Sulfur dioxide a non metal oxide ?
It dissolves in rainwater to form an acidic solution
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What is point 1 in reducing environmental damage with acid rain ?
Remove sulfur from petrol
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What is point 2 of reducing environmental damage ?
Preventing sulfur dioxide leaving power station chimmneys
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What is point 3 of reducing environmental damage ?
Adding calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide to fields and lakes to neutralise excess acid from acid rain
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What can some hydrocarbon fuels contain ?

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Impurities such as sulfur compounds

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When the fuel burns, the sulfur in these impurities is oxidised to form ?

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Sulfur + Oxygen ->

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Is Sulfur dioxide a non metal or metal ?

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