Choose whether the given statement is true/false:

The pollutant in the air responsible for acid rain is carbon monoxide.

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answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is false.
Concept- The air is contaminated by a variety of pollutants and hazardous gases. Acid rain is a polluted kind of rainfall that occurs as a result of the presence of different sulphur and nitrogen oxides in the air.
Acid rain is rain that has been acidified by certain pollutants in the air. It is a type of acid deposition that can appear in forms such as wet deposits (rain, sleet, and snow) and dry deposits (gases and dust particles). Acid rain can fall on buildings, cars and trees, and can acidify lakes.
Thus, acid rain occurs when sulphur dioxide (

S O_{2}

) and nitrogen oxides (

{NO}_{x}

) are released into the atmosphere and carried by wind and air currents.

S O_{2}

and

{NO}_{x}

react with water, oxygen and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids.
As a result, the given statement is false and the true statement is, “ The pollutants in the air responsible for acid rain are sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.”
Hence, the correct option is (2).

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