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When rain is accompained by a thundersto...

When rain is accompained by a thunderstorm, the collected rain water will have a `pH`:

A

uninfluenced by occurrence of thusnderstrom

B

which depends on the amount of dust in air

C

slightly lower that of rain water without thunderstrom

D

slightly higher than that when the thunderstorm is not there

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The correct Answer is:
C
During thunderstorm` O_(2) and N_(2)` combine to form oxides of nitrogen .These oxides of nitrogen dissolve in rain water to form nitric acid which lowers the pH of rain water
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