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Question
What is acid rain?
Solution 1
Acid rain is the term for pollution caused by sulphur and nitrogen dioxide when they combine with atmospheric moisture.
Solution 2
Acid rain: Oxides of sulphur [S02] and nitrogen [N02] present air mix with water [or snow, fog etc.] and fall down on the earth resulting in acid rain.
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