Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): CO2, SO2, and NO2 gases dissolve in rainwater and produce acid rain. Reason (R): Atmospheric air is polluted due to high concentrations of gases like carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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