Question #154895

Why is rainwater naturally acidic, even in the absence of polluting gases such as SO2?


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2021-01-17T05:45:57-0500

The rainwater is slightly acidic because the carbon dioxide dissolves into this water producing carbonic acid. As a result, the rainwater pH is about 5.6.


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