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(i) How can burning of fuel cause acid rain? (ii) How can burning of petrol and diesel be responsible for reducing the visibility of air?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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(i) Diesel produces sulphur dioxide gas. Petrol produces oxides of nitrogen. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dissolve in rain water and form acids. Such rain is acid rain.

(ii) Small suspended particles emitted by automobiles due to burning of petrol and diesel reduce visibility of air.
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