Which among the following gases lead to acid rain?

Nitrogen oxide

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Carbon monoxide

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Carbon dioxide

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Sulphur dioxide

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Solution

The correct options are
A Nitrogen oxide
D Sulphur dioxide
Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, when mixed with water vapour, oxygen and other substances in the atmosphere, form acidic pollutants which fall on earth’s surface in the form of rain droplets, hailstorms or snow. This is how acid rains occur.

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