Answer
In the presence of SO2 in air, rain water forms Sulfuric acid, which reacts with CaCO3 of limestone.
$H_{2}SO_{4}(aq) + CaCO_{3}(s) → CaSO_{4}(s) + H_{2}O (l) + CO_{2} (g)$
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Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 18 - Chemistry of the Environment - Exercises - Page 806: 18.29a
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