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"Acid rain" is a broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition. Is it made by atmospheric pollution rich in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.

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Air pollution. When gases such as Sulfur dioxide are released, they react with water in the clouds to produce their respective acids(sulfurous acid, in this case).

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