16. All of these gases can combine with moisture in the air to produce acid rain EXCEPT:

A. carbon oxides
B. sulfur oxides
C. silicon oxides
D. nitrogen oxides

C. silicon oxides

The gases that can combine with moisture in the air to produce acid rain are carbon oxides, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides. Therefore, the gas that does not combine with moisture in the air to produce acid rain is C. silicon oxides.