acid rain Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants‚ aquatic animals‚ and infrastructure. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. In recent years‚ many governments have introduced laws to reduce these emissions. Emissions from volcanoes and those from biological processes that occur on the land‚ in wetlands‚ and in the oceans account for the
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An Experiment to find the Concentration of a Sample of Acid Rain Plan Aim When a metal is extracted from its ore often sulphur dioxide is produced. When sulphur dioxide is dissolved in water it forms a strong acid called sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid is often sold as a useful by-product‚ but also gets into the water cycle and forms acid rain. In this experiment‚ I have been given a sample acid rain of concentration between 0.05 mol dm-3 and 0.15 mol dm-3 and my aim is to find out exactly what
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“In the fall when the rains came the leaves all fell from the chestnut tree and the branches were bare and the trunks black with rain.” In A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway‚ Hemingway utilizes the weather to portray the effects of war. Rain is one element that Hemingway highlights in the book to emphasize the war. He describes the setting in detail to emphasize how much of an impact it has made. In the novel‚ Hemingway’s usage of rain symbolizes death and despair. In the first chapter of the novel
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future if this was taken to an extreme. The science fiction story‚ “There Will Come Soft Rains‚” by Ray bradbury‚ shows a world in which an atomic bomb has killed everyone and a technologically advanced house keeps going. The Soviet Union and America were in a standoff but no one really fought. If this standoff were to end differently the results would be similar to the setting of “There Will Come Soft Rains.”Therefore‚
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Acid rain is any type of precipitation that has high acid content. This precipitation can be wet (rain‚ snow‚ or fog) or dry (gases or acidic salts). Normal rain is slightly acidic with pH 6.5 but we call it acid rain when it is pH is between 2 and 5.5. It is formed by chemicals created by the burning of fossil fuels‚ power plants‚ factories and auto mobiles. These chemicals are sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide. Sulphur dioxide and nitric oxide react with water in the atmosphere and eventually fall
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Acid rain is a very big pollution problem in the world. It has killed fish and other aquatic life in many lakes and streams. It harms human health‚ disfigures monuments and erodes buildings‚ and‚ along with other pollutants‚ threatens forests. The story of acid rain can be compared to the plot of a science fiction movie. In the 1950s an invisible force begins to destroy lakes and rivers‚ killing trout and salmon. By the 1960s it is harming the waters of eastern Canada and the northeastern United
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Discuss the significance of binary oppositions in Ernest Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain” A. Farahnak Looking at Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain”‚ we can find obvious binary oppositions lying in its different layers. Under the concept gender‚ we can see the man/woman binary opposition from the beginning of the story. When at first we are introduced to the American couple‚ they are confined in their hotel room because of the rain. Later in the story the man is depicted as negligent to his wife’s constant outbreaks
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Chris Campos American Literature May 19‚ 2013 There are many different cultures in the world we live in. In the stories “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” and “The Way to Rainy Mountain” we learn about two different cultures. The story “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” is about a Laguna elder who has passed away and his grandsons perform a traditional funeral. While the story‚ “The Way to Rainy Mountain” about a man named Momaday who is tracing his Kiowa roots and visits his grandmother’s grave. Although
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Danger In Complacency: “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” When man’s reach exceeds his grasp‚ he will bring about his own destruction; this is an idea presented in many of Ray Bradbury’s works. Through irony and symbolism‚ the story indirectly details and warns us of the dangers of letting scientific progress run rampant. In Ray Bradbury’s “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains”‚ the author presents the idea that man’s complacency with technology will bring about the world’s destruction
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Chico Mendes. Chico Mendes stated‚ “At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees‚ then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon Rain Forest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity.” Chico Mendes raised awareness in Brazil due to the injustice his family and community faced by rubber barons‚ who took control of the Rain Forest territories. Chico Medes was a social and environmental warrior who defended Brazilian Rubber Tappers (Encyclopedia). Born December 15‚ 1944 in Brazil‚ Chico
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