Study Guide
For the Science Quiz: 4.9 - Acidification Lab
Acid Rain:
The gases dissolved in our atmosphere:
Carbon Dioxide
Sulfur Dioxide
Hydrogen Chloride
All three of them create and Acidic Solution, causing acid rain
Carbonic Acid > Dissolved Carbon Dioxide
Sulfur Dioxide > "Acid Rain" > Kill forests, pollute water (river, lake, pond)
Volcanoes
Industrial Pollution
Limestone/Sinkholes:
Limestone:
Porous (holds water)
Soft (on the pH scale)
Soluble in water
Florida Sinkholes Occur Because:
Lots of limestone
Water underground aquifer
Florida was once covered with ocean > Soft calcium deposits (dead animals)
Sulfuric Acid:
Discovered in the eighth century by alchemist > alchemy > "chemistry"
Uses- lead acid batteries, fertilizers, steel industry > prevents rust corrosion, dried fruit production (hydrotropic)