When fossil fuels are burned, ________ enter the atmosphere to form acid rain.

A. oxides of nitrogen (NO2) and sulfur (SO2)
B. oxalic acids
C. helium and argon
D. hydrochloric acids
E. hydrogen and bicarbonate ions


Answer: A

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