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icang [17]
3 years ago
14

Acid rain occurs when sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere is oxidized in the presence of nitrogen dioxide. Acid rain is an example

of _______.
a.
a primary pollutant
b.
a secondary pollutant
c.
a tertiary pollutant
d.
none of the above
Biology
2 answers:
Sladkaya [172]3 years ago
7 0
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "a secondary pollutant" Acid rain occurs when sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere is oxidized in the presence of nitrogen dioxide. Acid rain is an example of a secondary pollutant.
Anna35 [415]3 years ago
3 0

The correct option is b. a secondary pollutant.

A primary pollutant is any pollutant emitted directly from the source while secondary pollutants form when the hydrocarbons, and oxides of nitrogen and sulfur combine with sunlight combines with oxygen or water vapor present in atmosphere.

The acid rain is formed when the sulfur dioxide reacts with water to form acids which combines with rain and rain becomes acidic in nature.

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