Theoretical Investigation of Temperature Effect on the Formation of Sulphuric Acid Rain

Abstract

The acid rain is a major problem for life and environment. Mainly, acid rain consists from sulfuric acid and nitric acid. There are five successive reaction for the formation of sulfuric acid. All reactions have been investigated experimentally but some properties of them have not been defined clearly. In this study, mechanisms of each reaction were predicted. The temperature effect on activation energy, equilibrium constant and rate constant were investigated for each reaction. The effect of global warming on the formation of sulphuric acid rain was discussed.