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Acid Deposition - Chem
Acid Deposition - Chem
Acid Deposition - Chem
Acid Deposition refers to any form of precipitation with acidic components that fall to the ground from
the atmosphere. Acid deposition can occur in the wet or dry form.
● Nitrogen monoxide, NO, is produced mainly ● Alternatively, nitrogen dioxide can be oxidized to
from internal combustion engines, where form nitric acid.
the burning of the fuel releases heat energy
that causes nitrogen and oxygen from the 2H2O(l) + 4NO2(g) + O2(g) → 4HNO3(aq)
air to combine.
● These reactions also proceed via different
N2(g) + O2(g) → 2NO(g) mechanisms, depending on the conditions and
chemical cocktail in the atmosphere.
● A similar reaction gives rise directly to the Photo-oxidation, the presence of ozone, and
brown gas, nitrogen dioxide, NO2. hydroxyl free radicals (•HO) all contribute to the
N2(g) + 2O2(g) → 2NO2(g) production of nitrous acid and nitric acid