value as low as 2.8. Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. Certain lakes, for ex all fish and plant life because of acid rain. Acid rain comes from sulfur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make sulfu Most sulfur leaves factory chimneys as the gaseous sulfur dioxide (SO2) and also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2), both of which are ga may be dry deposited-absorbed directly by the land, by lakes or by the surfa they are in the atmosphere for anytime, the gasses will oxidize (gain an oxyg into solution as acids. Sulphuric acid (H2 SO4) and the nitrogen oxides will be (HNO3). The acids usually dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great dis being precipitated as acid rain. Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and ammonium help promote t acids in clouds. More ammonium (NH4) can be formed when some of the ac neutralized by airborne ammonia (NH3). Acidification increases with the nur hydrogen (H+) ions dissolved in acid. Hydrocarbons emitted by, for example, react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides to produce ozone. Although it is invalu atmosphere, low-level ozone causes respiratory problems and also hastens acid rain. When acid rain falls on the ground it dissolves and liberates heavy aluminum (Al). When it is washed into lakes, aluminum irritates the outer su As acid rain falls or drains into the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer rain through damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and throu amounts of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil micr 1. What is the text mainly about? 2. The acid of normal rain is .... then the acid rain 3. What is the result of the burning of the coal and oil? 4. The sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides will. in the air. 5. What is the purpose of the text? ....​