Acid Rain Persuasive Essay see pages 727(acid precipitation) and
794 (combustion)
ROCKS DO NOT HAVE A pH VALUE
ACID RAIN SOLUTION HAS pH
Paragraph 1: Introduction (22 points)
1. What does pH stand for?
2. What does pH measure?
3. Show the relationship between the value for the concentration of Hydronium ions and
the pH of the solution.
4. What is the pH scale?
5. Give and example of an acid, neutral, and base on the pH scale.
6.. What is the difference between an acid and a base. Show the “seesaw” model
7. Write out the equation for an acid ionizing in water.
8. Explain how the hydronium ion forms.
9. Explain “acids ionize in water”,
10. Explain “ bases dissociate in water”.
11. Write out the equation for a base dissociating in water
Paragraph 2 Body (16 points)
1. What is acid rain?
2. How is the combustion reaction responsible for acid rain? See page 727(Acid
Precipitation…) and page 794(Combustion realeases….)
3. What are the reactants and the products of the combustion reaction?
4. What are the consequences of acid rain to plantlife, wildlife?
5. What are the consequences of acid rain to buildings, and highways?
6. What are the consequences of acid rain to the economy?(how will damage due to
acid rain be paid for?)
Paragraph 3 Conclusion (30 points) Hint: choose a rock that did not change the pH
of the acid rain solution
1. Restate your “task”
2. Answer the task problem/Persuade the audience to choose a stone for their
monument.
3. What was the evidence(which rock caused the increase in pH of the ACID
RAIN SOLUTION ) to support one rock for the monument.
4. Why is the evidence(change in pH of the ACID RAIN SOLUTION) crucial to
determine the type of rock for the monument?
5. State which rock would be the worst rock(which rock didn’t cause a change the
pH of the ACID RAIN SOLUTION or which rock caused a LOWER pH in the
ACID RAIN SOLUTION ) for a monument, and explain WHY.
6. Is your data valid???? (number of trials performed – class data)
If there is a change in pH of the acid rain solution, a mineral in the rock has reacted with
the Acid rain solution to “buffer” the acid; like an antacid buffers the acid of your
stomach. This causes the pH of the acid rain solution to change. So, if the pH changed,
then the rock reacted with the acid rain, which means the rock is breaking down,
crumbling.