Sulfur Dioxide from Coal-Fired Power Plants Combines with Water in the Atmosphere

question 94

Multiple Choice

Sulfur dioxide from coal-fired power plants combines with water in the atmosphere to produce acid rain. What is the product when one molecule of SO₂ reacts with one molecule of water?

• A)two molecules of sulfurous acid
• B)one sulfate ion
• C)two sulfite ions
• D)one molecule of sulfuric acid
• E)one molecule of sulfurous acid

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