Assertion (A): Acid rain damages plants, washes the nutrients out of soils and kills fish.
Reason (R): Certain toxic gases produced by industries mix with raindrops high in the atmosphere and make rain unusually acidic.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

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A is true but R is false.

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Both A and R are false.

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Solution

The correct option is A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Certain toxic gases produced by industries mix with raindrops high in the atmosphere and make rain unusually acidic.This is called acid rain.

It damages plants, washes the nutrients out of soils and kills fish.

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