Question
What causes acid precipitation?
Group of answer choices
Acid precipitation is caused by the seven "criteria air contaminants," especially tropospheric ozone.
Acid precipitation comes from acid-forming chemical reactions involving sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide with water vapour in the atmosphere.
Acid precipitation comes from heavy metals contained in industrial emissions.
The release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) causes acid precipitation.
All of the above processes commonly lead to acid precipitation.
Group of answer choices
Acid precipitation is caused by the seven "criteria air contaminants," especially tropospheric ozone.
Acid precipitation comes from acid-forming chemical reactions involving sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide with water vapour in the atmosphere.
Acid precipitation comes from heavy metals contained in industrial emissions.
The release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) causes acid precipitation.
All of the above processes commonly lead to acid precipitation.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct choice is:
**Acid precipitation comes from acid-forming chemical reactions involving sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide with water vapour in the atmosphere.**
While all of the listed processes may have environmental impacts, the primary causes of acid precipitation are the reactions of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) with water vapor, which lead to the formation of sulfuric and nitric acids in the atmosphere.
**Acid precipitation comes from acid-forming chemical reactions involving sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide with water vapour in the atmosphere.**
While all of the listed processes may have environmental impacts, the primary causes of acid precipitation are the reactions of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) with water vapor, which lead to the formation of sulfuric and nitric acids in the atmosphere.