Explanation
- A
Only one
Only one. All four listed products come out of eruptions.
- B
Only two
Only two. Under-counts.
- C
Only three
Only three. Nitrogen compounds are also volcanic gases.
- D
All four
All four. Pyroclasts, ash, nitrogen and sulphur compounds.
Summary. Official key is (d) all four. Eruptions throw pyroclastic debris, ash and dust, and gases that include sulphur compounds (SO2, H2S) and nitrogen compounds (N2, NOx traces). None of the four is alien to volcanism.
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