what is acid rain? what is it caused by?
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rain that has harmful chemicals in it from factories, etc. that causes damage to trees, crops, buildings and rivers. The cause of it that it can corrodes the marble of monuments like TAJ MAHAL
Acid rain, or acid deposition, is a broad term that includes any form of precipitation that contains acidic components, such as sulfuric acid or nitric acid, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The precipitation is not necessarily wet or liquid; the definition includes dust, gasses, rain, snow, fog and hail. The type of acid rain that contains water is called wet deposition. Acid rain formed with dust or gasses is called dry deposition.
Human activities leading to chemical gas emissions such as sulfur and nitrogen are the primary contributors to acid rain. Factories, power generations facilities, and automobiles are the chief emitters of sulfur and nitrogen gases. Use of coal for electrical power generation is the biggest contributor to gaseous emissions leading to acid rain.