Why Are Automobiles a Contributor to Acid Rain When There

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why are automobiles a contributor to acid rain when there is no sulfur in gasoline to make SO_x?

• A)This is incorrect because there is sulfur in gasoline.
• B)Catalytic converters contain sulfur compounds.
• C)Hydrocarbons contribute to acid rain,also.
• D)Nitrogen from the atmosphere combines with oxygen in the hot engine to make NO_x.

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