how do fossils fules lead to acid rain
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Power plants release sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides when they burn fossil fuels to produce electricity. An example of a fossil fuel they burn is coal. These pollutants of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide disolve easily in wind and can be carried very far by it too. As a result of this the two compounds travel long distances where they become a part of elements such as rain, snow, sleet and fog. When these compounds merge with rain it can cause acid rain. When these compounds are released from things such as cars and busses, they go through this process as well and cause acid rain - its not just from power plants, although that is one source of fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels contain sulphur .
e.g Dibenzothiophene is found in coal which is a fossil fuel .
Fossil fuels when burnt , sulphur in then reacts with oxygen to form oxides of sulphur . They are added to environment where they react with rain water to form sulphuric acid or sulphurous acid . these acids in addition to water fall as acid rain .