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Acid rain is the direct result of acid released by burning fossil fuels.


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False.

Burning fossil fuels releases sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are not acids themselves but react in the atmosphere with water and oxygen to form sulfuric and nitric acids — the cause of acid rain.