Acid rain is caused by or recent reports of acid rain in some industrial cities are due to the effect of atmospheric pollution by

Options

A. excessive release of `CO_(2)` by burning of fuels like wood
and charcoal, cutting of forests and increased animal
population
B. excessive release of `NO_(2) and SO_(2)` in atmosphere by
burning of fossil fuel
C. excessive release of `NH_(3)` by industrial plants and coal gas
D. excessive release of CO in atmosphere by incomplete combustion of coke, charcoal and other carbonaceous f i .1el in paucity of oxygen.

Answer

B

Explanation

When `SO_(2)` pollution in air is much higher. Sometimes,
`SO_(2)` mixes in the air with small particles of metals near
the
2
factories and gets oxidised into sulphur trioxide `SO_(3)`. These gases are harmful and they react with wate
r
to form sulphuric acid `(H_(2)SO_(4))` or sulphurous acid `(H_(2)SO_3)` and come down to earth with rain water, it is
called acid rain or acid precipitation.