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प्रश्न
Explain the basic function of a catalytic converter in an internal combustion engine.
उत्तर
The basic function of a catalytic converter is ‘to eliminate pollutants from exhaust gases before they are discharged into the atmosphere’.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following pollutant:
A pollutant which is mainly responsible for causing acid rain.
Explain the formation of acid rain due to:
Oxides of sulphur
The gases which mainly contribute to acid rain.
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Rain that is more acidic than normal is called ______.
State the two forms of deposition of acid rain with suitable examples of each form of deposition.
During metallurgy – smelting plants produce sulphur dioxide, when metallic sulphides are roasted in air. Give a balanced equation for the same.
Give balanced equations for the formation of sulphuric acid in acid rain, when’ a fossil fuel is burnt in an electric power station.
Starting from nitrogen in air, enlist the reactions with the help of balanced equations, which result in the conversion of nitrogen in an internal combustion- engine, to the acids formed which are responsible for acid rain.
Give reasons why acid rain affects marine organisms.
State the impact of acid rain on the environment, other than soil chemistry and water bodies.
