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Question

When rain is accompanied by a thunderstorm, the collected rain water will have a pH value.

A

Slightly lower than that of rain water without thunderstorm

B

Slightly higher than that when the thunderstorm is not there

C

Uninfluenced by occurrence of thunderstorm

D

Which depends on the amount of dust in in air.

Answer

Slightly lower than that of rain water without thunderstorm

Explanation

Solution

When rain is accompanied by a thunderstorm,

N2 + O2 NO $\longrightarrow$ NO2 $\xrightarrow { \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O } }$ HNO2 + HNO3