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Explain how denitrification contributes to the formation of acid rain.
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Precipitation with other mineral acids carries nitrite (NO2-) in the form of nitrous acid (HNO2). Denitrification converts nitrate (NO3-) into gaseous nitrogen compounds such as N2O. Sunlight abiotically converts N2O gas into NO, and ozone reacts with the NO to form NO3-.
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