This acid is from reaction with alkaline chemicals, found in soils, lakes and stream, and can occasionally occur when a volcano erupts as well. ... The chemical reactions begin as energy from sunlight, in the form of photons, hit ozone molecules (O3) to form free oxygen (O2), as well as single reactive oxygen atoms (O). ... Also, the formation of nitric acid can trigger further reactions which release new hydroxyl radicals to generate more sulfuric acid. ... These include oxidation by products of alkene-ozone reactions, oxidation by reactions of NxOy species and oxidation by peroxy radicals. E...

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