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What acid is the main acid in acid rain?

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Sulphuric acid from burning coal.

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What are the main acids in acid rain?
Sulphuric acid from burning coal.
Is acid rain rain with acid?
Yes, Acid rain is rain with higher than normal levels of nitric and sulfuric acid.
Which acid is the main acid in acid rain?
Sulphuric Acid
What kind of acid is in acid rain?
There are two possible types of acid in acid rain. 1) The acid formed from Carbon Dioxide (from natural Carbon Dioxide in air, from man burning fossil fuels and from volcanic gasses); Carbonic Acid...
How much acid is in acid rain?
Acid rain can have a pH as low as 3. The pH is the negative logarithm of the molar concentration of the H+ ion in the solution. This means there is 1x10-3 moles of H+ ion in each liter of water.