Chemistry
Answer
Harmful effects of acid rain are:
- Decolourises leaf pigments, retards growth of crops and reduces rate of photosynthesis.
- Acid rain gets absorbed by plants, animals and directly or indirectly toxicity enters food chain affecting humans.
- Corrodes metallic surfaces, disintegrates paper and leather, weakens building material such as statues, sculptures, marbles, limestone [CaCO3] etc.
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