Which of the chemical substances released while burning fossil fuels can lead to acid rain?

Acid rain can result from all these emissions, since sulphur, nitrogen and carbon oxides form acids in the air.

Sulphur oxides dissolve to make sulphuric acid, a chief cause of acid rain.

Carbon oxides form weak carbonic acid, adding to the acidity.

Nitrogen oxides create nitric acid, another key acid-rain agent.

These gases mix with water vapour and fall as acidic rain or snow.

Acid rain damages forests, lakes, soils and stone buildings.