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Acid rain mainly contains

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Hydrochloric acid

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Acetic acid

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C

Sulphuric acid

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D

Nitric acid

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Solution

The correct options are
C Sulphuric acid
D Nitric acid
Acid rain mainly consists of sulphuric acid and nitric acid, as sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides combines with water vapour to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid respectively.

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