The phenomenon of marble cancer is due to:

global warming

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CFCs

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fog

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acid rain

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Solution

The correct option is D acid rain
Pollutants like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide in air react with water vapour present in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. These acids mix with rain, making it acidic. This acid rain corrodes building material like marble, and the phenomenon is called marble cancer. The other options, A, B, and C do not directly cause marble cancer.

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