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Question
Which of the following gas can cause acid rain?
Options
Sulphur dioxide
Ammonia
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Solution
Sulphur dioxide
Explanation:
Due to increasing industrialisation, there is a lot of CO2, sulphur dioxide (SO2), and oxides of nitrogen emitted, which get dissolved in the raindrops falling on earth as rain. This is acid rain.
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