What is acid rain? How does it cause ‘Marble cancer’?
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The main cause of marble cancer is acid rain. Various gases like sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen are released from factories. These gases react with the water vapour present in the atmosphere and form acids like sulphuric acid, nitric acid etc. These acids mix with rain and cause acid rain.
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- Acid rain, or acid deposition, is a broad term that includes any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. This can include rain, snow, fog, hail or even dust that is acidic.
- Marble cancer occurs due to a type of reaction of marble with a chemical compound in which the reaction is called corrosion. Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide are the gases that are responsible for marble cancer.
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