Q. Acid rains are produced by excess
A) Release of carbon monoxide by incomplete combustion
B) Formation of $CO_{2}$by combustion and animal respiration
C) Production of $NH_{3}$ by industry and coal gas
D) $NO_{2}$ and $SO_{2}$ from burning fossil fuels
Explanation
R August (1872) coined the term acid rain, which have a pH of less than 5. Acid rain is caused by large scale emission of nitrogen oxides ($NO_{x}$), $SO_{2}$ and $HCl$ from thermal power plants, industries and automobiles.
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