A friend of yours has seen each of the following items innewspaper articles and would like an explanation: (a)acid rain, (b) greenhouse gas, (c) photochemical smog,(d) ozone depletion. Give a brief explanation of each term andidentify one or two of the chemicals associated with each.

A friend of yours has seen each of the following items innewspaper articles and would like an explanation: (a)acid rain, (b) greenhouse gas, (c) photochemical smog,(d) ozone depletion. Give a brief explanation of each term andidentify one or two of the chemicals associated with each.

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