Environmental Chemistry Question 19
Question: When rain is accompanied by a thunderstorm, the collected rain water will have a pH value
Options:
A) slightly lower than that of rain water without thunderstorm.
B) slightly higher than that when the thunderstorm is not there.
C) uninfluenced by occurrence of thunderstorm.
D) which depends upon the amount of dust in air.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a] Normal rain water has pH 5.6. Thunderstorm results in the formation of NO and $ HNO_3 $ which lowers the pH.
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