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Name: Date: Period: ACID RAIN LAB INTRODUCTION Acid Rain is a term you have probably read in newspaper headlines or heard on television news. You may be surprised to discover that the pure water you drink, the clean air you breathe, and the places that are most special to you, wildness areas or city parks, may be threatened by acid rain. Many people now regard acid rain as one of the most serious environmental problems of our time. This lab if to help you understand the danger of acid and to test if the environment around has been threatened. PROCEDURE I.) The Danger of Acid ùþ You Will Need: Baking Soda Lemon juice White Vinegar 4 Glasses Water pH paper 4 pennies with similar color 1. Put about 1/4 cup water in each of four clean drinking glasses, labeled A,B, C, and D. 2. To glass A add about 1 spoon baking soda; to glass B add a spoon of white vinegar; to glass C ass a spoon of lemon juice; do not add anything to glass D, make it a control. 3. Using a new piece of pH paper each time, dip a small piece into each solution. To determine the pH level of the solutions, compare the colors of the pH paper to those on the color chart, the record th