Answer: Acid precipitation is formed when sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from coal fired power plants and mines processing ores with a high content of sulfur are absorbed by water droplets. This forms sulfurous/sulfuric and nitrous/nitric acids. Some of the sulfurous acid can be transformed into sulfuric acid. The chemistry:
Sulfur dioxide and water form sulfurous acid (H2SO3)
SO2(g) + H2O(l) <--> H2SO3(aq) In some cases sulfur dioxide (SO2) oxidizes to sulfur trioxide (SO3)
2SO2(g) + O2(g) -> 2SO3(g) The sulfur trioxide (SO3) then combines with water making sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
SO3(g) + H2O(l) -> H2SO4(aq) Some oxides of nitrogen like nitrogen dioxide (NO2) react with water to form nitrous acid (HNO2) and nitric acid (HNO3)
2NO2(g) + H2O(l) -> HNO2(aq) + HNO3(aq)
Acid rains actually do not affect any rains, but does a massive damage to the environment. It would be fatal for some types of organisms and for human, acid rains will cause much effects including the irritations in the skin.
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The acid rains.
Venus is the planet with an atmosphere that rains sulfuric acid. The intense heat and pressure on Venus cause sulfuric acid to form in the atmosphere and fall as acid rain.
Acid rains contain traces of these acids.
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No. It rains methane on Titan.
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Limestone is an alkaline compound and not included in acid rains.
The effect of acid rains is a form of chemical weathering.
Acid rains corrode limestone.