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COMEDK · Chemistry · 15. Environmental Chemistry

Which of the following gas is responsible for acid rain?

  1. A Sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide
  2. B Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide
  3. C Sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide.
  4. D Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
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(D) Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide

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Acid rain is primarily caused by the emission of sulphur dioxide (\(SO_2\)) and nitrogen oxides (\(NO_x\)). These gases react with water vapor and other chemicals in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid (\(H_2SO_4\)) and nitric acid (\(HNO_3\)), which then fall to the ground as…