NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When acid rain and dry acidic particles fall to earth, the nitric and sulfuric acid that make the particles acidic can land on statues, buildings, and other manmade structures, and damage their surfaces. The acidic particles corrode metal and cause paint and stone to deteriorate more quickly.

Detailed explanation-2: -It has been shown that acid rain has detrimental effects on trees, freshwaters and soils, destroys insects and aquatic life-forms, causes paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and weathering of stone buildings and sculptures, as well as impacts on human health.

Detailed explanation-3: -Statement: Acid rain can cause damage to buildings, historical monuments, plants and animals. Reason: Acid rain contains acids like nitrous acids, which corrode the upper layers of the buildings and monuments that are made up of marbles and damages them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Acid rain, or acid deposition, is a broad term that includes any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. This can include rain, snow, fog, hail or even dust that is acidic.