Editor Staff asked 1 year ago
When the pH of rain water is above 5.6, then it is called acid rain.
(a) True
(b) False
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Editor Staff answered 1 year ago
The correct answer is (b) False
The explanation is: On the pH scale, 7 is neutral; below 7 is said to be acidic and above 7 is said to be alkaline. Rain water normally has a pH of 5.6 due to the presence of H^+ ions formed by the reaction of rain water with carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere.When the pH of rain water falls below 5.6, then it is called as acid rain.
H2O (l) + CO2 (g)→ H2CO3 (aq)
H2CO3 (aq) → H^+ (aq) + HCO3^–(aq)
