When fossil fuels are burned in car engines, nitrogen dioxide can be released as an environmental pollutant.
Some nitrogen dioxide gas is dissolved in water to form an acidic solution, Y.
When solution Y is added to a beaker containing potassium hydroxide solution of pH 13:
Explain how the pH changes and why the temperature increases.
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