What is acid rain? Which fossil fuel causes acid rain? What are the chemical reactions that produce the acid?

Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere, where they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, known as acid rain.

When we burn the coal that produce sulfur dioxide.