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What are some of the negative effects of acid rain on stone and buildings?

Answer 1

Acid rain causes chemical reactions that harm sone buildings

Marble and limestone are common building materials; these materials are chemically formed of calcium carbonate, which reacts with acids in the following ways:

#Ca"CO_3 + H_3^+O = CO_2 + H_2O + CaO

Some well-known marble statues are eroding and getting damaged by acid rain; the stone structure essentially dissolves into "carbon dioxide, water, and calcium oxide."

Acid is created when sulfur dioxide, which is released when sulfur-containing coal is burned, combines with atmospheric water.

#SO_2 + H_2O = H_2SO_3 #

#H_2SO_3# is sulfurous acid which will dissolve and damage stone buildings

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Answer 2

Wesley Alvarado

Some negative effects of acid rain on stone and buildings include erosion, dissolution of minerals, corrosion of metals, and deterioration of surface finishes.

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