1. Before the Industrial Revolution, the concentration of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere was about 275 ppm. Considering the effect of CO2 only, calculate the effect that the increase in CO2 has had on the pH of precipitation

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1.	Before the Industrial Revolution, the concentration of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere was about 275 ppm. Considering the effect of CO2 only, calculate the effect that the increase in CO2 has had on the pH of precipitation

DrBob222 · Answer

Do you know what the increase in CO2 concn is? Do you think the amount of precipitation has an effect on the pH. Do you know what that amount is?