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Due to attack to SO(2) and H(2)SO(4), th...

Due to attack to `SO_(2)` and `H_(2)SO_(4)`, the marble `(CaCO_(3))` of Taj Mahal and Red stone of Red Fort changed into calcium sulphate which is bulky and causes

A

stone leprosy

B

stone mosaic

C

corrosion

D

none of these

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The correct Answer is:
A
Stone leprosy is due to `SO_(2)` that frms acid rain. The `SO_(2)` from Mathura refinery is the cause of stone leprosy of Taj Mahal. The red fort in Delhi is near old Delhi Railway Station where `SO_(2)` is main pollutant from coal burning in Railway yards and trains.
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