How does air pollution impact chemical weathering?(1 point)

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Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.

Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.
Pollutants react with minerals inside rocks and weaken them.

Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.
Pollutants prevent carbon from mixing with water.

Pollutants cover rocks with a toxic layer that weakens them.

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The correct response is:

Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.

This is because air pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, can lead to the formation of acid rain, which accelerates chemical weathering by reacting with minerals in rocks and breaking them down.