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Nitrous Oxide

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In acid rain sulfuric acid and nitric acid are formed. Please give the reactions?

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Solution

Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide reacts with water to form acids.
The reactions are as follows:
$2 S O 2 (g) + O 2 (g) + H 2 O (l) \to 2 H 2 S O 4 (a q)$
$4 N O 2 (g) + O 2 (g) + 2 H 2 O (l) \to 4 H N O 3 (a q)$

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