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Acid rain is probably sulphurous acid (H2SO3)
Limestone is calcium carbonate. (CaCO3)
Remember the general reaction equ'n
Acid + Carbonate = salt + water +Carbonate dioxide.
Hence
H2SO3 + CaCO3 = CaSO3 + H2O + CO2
So the limestone has dissolved in to ,at best, calcium sulphite.
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