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Explain how pH change in the lake water can endanger the lives of aquatic animals (like fish).

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Explain how pH change in the lake water can endanger the lives of aquatic animals (like fish).

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When the pH of rainwater falls to about 5.6, it forms acid rain. When too much acid rain flows into a lake, it lowers the pH of lake water and makes it highly acidic, which makes the survival of aquatic animals (like fish) difficult and can even kill them.

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Chapter 2: Acids, Bases and Salts - Exercise 2 [Page 102]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Acids, Bases and Salts
Exercise 2 | Q 22. (b) (i) | Page 102
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