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What is acid rain?

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  • Acid rains: When the concentrations of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur increases in the air, rain water gets mixed up with these oxides to form acid rains.
  • Accelerated chemical weathering of building materials, damage to forests and crops, damage to aquatic organisms are the immediate effects of acid rains.


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