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What are the contents present in acid rain?

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Solution

Sulfuric acid (H2SO4), nitric acid (HNO3), and carbonic acid (H2CO3) are the major components of acid rain.
Explanation:
These chemicals are released into the atmosphere naturally however prior to industrialization and the advent of factories and reliance on hydrocarbons (coal, gasoline, crude oil, et cetera) acid rain was a rare event. In recent decades acid rain has become an increasingly common event.

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