Which of the following pollutants is main product of automobile exhaust?
CO
CO2
NO
Hydrocarbons
As discussed in
Carbon monoxide -
Produced due to incomplete combustion of carbon and due to metallurgical operations. Mainly released in air by
automobile exhaust.
- wherein
Photochemical smog formation -
Emission of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons from automobiles exhausts and solar energy by chain of reactions. NO3 and O3 react with unburnt hydrocarbons to produce formaldehyde, aerolein and proxy-acyl nitrates (PAN)
- wherein
(PAN)
and hydrocarbon are all produced by automobile exhaust.
Amonth them is the main product.
Option 1)
CO
This solution is correct.
Option 2)
CO2
This solution is incorrect.
Option 3)
NO
This solution is incorrect.
Option 4)
Hydrocarbons
This solution is incorrect.