Which of the following best matches the description?Compound produced when sulfur-containing fossil fuels are burned.

A. greenhouse effect
B. sulfur dioxide
C. primary air pollutants
D. photochemical smog
E. acid deposition
F. oxides of nitrogen
G. particulates
H. secondary air pollutants
I. thermal inversion
J. ozone
K. radon


Answer: B

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