Which of the following is the correct cause of acid rain?

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Sun heats the upper layer of the atmosphere.

Burning of fossil fuels releases oxides of nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur into the atmosphere.

Electric charges are produced due to friction among clouds.

Earth’s atmosphere contains acids.

answer is B.

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The acid rain is caused due to burning of fossil fuels and releases oxides of nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur into the atmosphere.
Acid rain is caused by Sulphur and Nitrogen particles that interact with the water droplets of rain. Sulfur and nitrogen particles interacting with water can be obtained in two aspects: man-made (emissions from industry) or natural (lightning strikes in the atmosphere producing nitrogen oxides and volcanic eruptions releasing sulfur oxide).

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