between or among???

[smagish]

Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial
emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to
produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric
acids
(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric
acids
(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric
and nitric acids
(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids
which are highly corrosive
(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric
acids

[avinashrao9]

Between is used when comparing 2 objects.
Among is used when comparing more than 2...

Answer: B

[smagish]

Between is used when comparing 2 objects.
Among is used when comparing more than 2...

Answer: B

but the OA is E ...even i went with b

[karthikgmat]

Between is used when comparing 2 objects.
Among is used when comparing more than 2...

Answer: B

but the OA is E ...even i went with b

Here Emissions of Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide is 1 unit lets say X

you need to find Y as the idiom is BETWEEN X AND Y

Y is atmoshperic water.

So E is correct.

[hjafferi]

IMO E

A) wrong structure. Correct structure is "between.....and"
B) same as A
C) here which refers to vapor not the reaction
D) Same as C
E) correct answer

[avinashrao9]

Thanks Karthik for pointing out where I went wrong