What Is the Mystery of Base Rain and Why Don't We Hear About It?

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The discussion centers on the concept of "base rain," which theoretically could occur if a basic gas were dissolved in rainwater. Unlike acidic rain, which is formed when sulfur trioxide (SO3) dissolves in water to create sulfuric acid (H2SO4), base rain has not been observed or reported in meteorological studies. The absence of base rain in scientific literature raises questions about its feasibility and the conditions required for its formation.

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Why isn't there such a thing as base rain? Or do we just never hear about it?
 
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It is theoretically possible, in cases where a gas of a basic character is dissolved in rain water, and condensed to fall down. Acidic rain is that sulfur trioxide (SO3) is dissolved in water, in the form of sulfuric acid, (H2SO4).
 

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