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Statement I: Acid rain can cause damage to buildings.
Statement II: Acid rain contains nitric acid, sulphuric acid, etc.
Statement II: Acid rain contains nitric acid, sulphuric acid, etc.
Answer: Option C
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C
The rain becomes acidic because carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide (which are released into the air as pollutants) dissolve in rain drops to form carbonic acid, sulphuric acid and nitric acid respectively. Acid rain can cause damage to buildings, historical monuments because they react with the upper layers of the buildings or monuments and corrodes them, they also damage plants and animals by damaging the upper layer of their skin.
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The rain becomes acidic because carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide (which are released into the air as pollutants) dissolve in rain drops to form carbonic acid, sulphuric acid and nitric acid respectively. Acid rain can cause damage to buildings, historical monuments because they react with the upper layers of the buildings or monuments and corrodes them, they also damage plants and animals by damaging the upper layer of their skin.
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