Marble cancer is the damage or slow corrosion of a marble of a monument by acid rain caused by the marble.
What is marble cancer.
These oxides absorb moisture from the air and convert it into respective oxides and cause corrosion.
The acids present in the acid rain react with the marble of monument and corrode it slowly the slow corrosion or eating up of marble of a monument by acid rain is known as marble cancer the main cause of marble cancer is acid rain various gases like sulphur dioxide oxides of nitrogen are released.
The phenomenon of corrosion of marble is called marble cancer.
Also when it rains the oxides of sulphur and.
The main cause of marble cancer is the presence of certain gaseous substances like sulphur dioxide nitrogen dioxide etc.
These compounds react with water vapour and form acids like sulphuric and nitric acid etc.
When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide mix with water vapor they create.
So 2 and no 2 present in the air as pollution get deposited in these buildings.
Both sulphuric acid and sulphuric acid dissolve the marble to form salts.
The term marble cancer is unclear.
Marble cancer refers to the corrosion of buildings and statues made up of marbles by the action of sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
It is caused due to acid rain.
This phenomenon is known as marble cancer.
It refers to the corrosion of buildings and statues made up of marbles by the action of sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
When acid rain falls on them then it corrodes the marble slowly.
Tese acids get mixed in.
The corrosion of marble due to acid rain is known as marble cancer.
It is assumed that the question asks about the acid rain threat to the taj mahal.
Various monuments and statues are made up of marble and limestone.