Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in raindrops toproduce carbonic acid (H2CO3), causing the pH of clean,unpolluted rain to range from about 5.2 to 5.6. What are theranges of [H+] and [OH-] in the raindrops?

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Problem 23QAP: Unpolluted rain water has a pH of about 5.5. Acid rain has been shown to have a pH as low as 3.0....
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in raindrops to
produce carbonic acid (H2CO3), causing the pH of clean,
unpolluted rain to range from about 5.2 to 5.6. What are the
ranges of [H+] and [OH-] in the raindrops?

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