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====The end product of the creation of acid rain is of course an acid, but other problems cause the effects to worsen.==== ====When fossil fuels like coal combust, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. These chemical gases react with water to form solutions of sulfuric and nitric acid. Winds like the jet stream can spread these acidic solutions across the atmosphere and over hundreds of miles. When acid rain reaches Earth, it flows across the surface in runoff water, enters water systems, and is absorbed into the soil. Aluminum and other minerals are also added to the soil, poisoning plants and animals.====

Some major effects are:
Equation 1: Carbon dioxide reacts with water to form carbonic acid Equation 2: Carbonic acid then dissociates to result in H+ and the hydrogen carbonate ion (HCO3-). The ability of H2CO3 to deliver H+ is what classifies this molecule as an acid, thus lowering the pH of a solution.
 * ====Lakes can become so acidic that fish cannot live in them anymore and the ecosystem in that area is thrown off.====
 * ====When the acid rain wash through the soil releasing metal ions, causing several effects: Pollutants from acid rain are spread very quickly by the atmospheres strong wind currents.====
 * ====The production of toxic ions, such as Aluminum, into the water supply.====
 * ====The loss of essential minerals, such as Calcium, from the soil, hurting plants from malnutrition====
 * **Types of Pollution** || **% that transportation contributes to acid rain** || **% that factories contribute to acid rain** ||
 * Volatile organic compound || 37% || 63% ||
 * Nitrogen oxide (NO) || 49% || 51% ||
 * Carbon monoxide (CO) || 81% || 19% ||
 * Particulate matter || 27% || 73% ||
 * [[image:Eqn1.jpg]] || ===(1)=== ||


 * [[image:Eqn2.jpg align="center"]] || ===(2)=== ||

Equation 3: Nitric oxide (NO), which also contributes to the natural acidity of rainwater, is formed during lightning storms by the reaction of nitrogen and oxygen, two common atmospheric gases Equation 4: In air, NO is oxidized to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) Equation 5: In turn reacts with water to give nitric acid (HNO3) This acid dissociates in water to yield hydrogen ions and nitrate ions (NO3-) in a reaction analagous to the dissociation of carbonic acid again lowering the pH of the solution.
 * [[image:Eqn3.jpg align="center"]] || ===(3)=== ||


 * [[image:Eqn4.jpg]] || ===(4)=== ||


 * [[image:Eqn5.jpg align="center"]] || ===**(5)**=== ||