__inthemaking Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 This is for a planning lab investigating the effect of acid rain on building materials. I'm planning to use the type of material as my independent variable. I know that limestone/sandstone/marble are significantly affected by acid rain, but are there any types of building materials that AREN'T really affected by acid rain? I can't think of any since I know acid rain corrodes metals (iron/copper) too... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauliooz Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 hey, i need to do the same experiment fast!! could you please tell me more about the planning parts of your experiment? i mean what was the hypothesis, what substances you used, etc. thank you.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandiloquence Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hmm, I don't know if there's any type of material that is completely unaffected by acid rain. However, some more building materials you could test are wood, glass, concrete, etc.Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Lc~ Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 it will depend on the concentration of the acid! in the end of the day if there's more CO2+ SO2 in the air, the stronger the acid rain, and the better the corrosion. so if you look at it in that terms, there might not be anything that is unaffected by it... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__inthemaking Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Heh, thanks guys but I'm already done this lab and have in fact handed in all of my IAs as of last Friday . So this topic can be locked now, I guess, unless Sauliooz still needs it? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauliooz Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 thanks, but i managed to complete it and hand it to my teacher..but now that i think i might have made a mistake. i planned to use HCl acid as "acid rain". but there is no HCl in acid rain! damn... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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