Question

When rain is accompained by a thunderstorm, the collected rain water will have a `pH`:
A. uninfluenced by occurrence of thusnderstrom
B. which depends on the amount of dust in air
C. slightly lower that of rain water without thunderstrom
D. slightly higher than that when the thunderstorm is not there

Answer 1

Correct Answer - C
During thunderstorm` O_(2) and N_(2)` combine to form oxides of nitrogen .These oxides of nitrogen dissolve in rain water to form nitric acid which lowers the pH of rain water