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Motor vehicles equipped with catalytic converter are advised to use unleaded petrol because

A

lead is a heavy metal

B

lead causes inactivation of catalyst

C

lead decreases the efficiency of vehicle

D

lead increases burning of petrol

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B

Automobiles fitted with catalytic converter should not use leaded petrol because lead inactivates the catalyst of the converter.
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Assertion : Through the use of catalytic converters, unburnt hydrocarbons are changed into carbon monoxide which in turn is changed into nitrogen oxides and water. Reason : Motor vehicles equipped with catalytic converters should use leaded petrol to protect the catalyst from degradation.

Read the following five statements (A to E) and select the option with all correct statements: (A) Motor vehicles equipped with catalytic converter should use unleaded petrol. (B) Proper maintenance of automobiles along with use of lead-free petrol or diesel can reduce the pollutants they emit. (C) According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), particulate size 10 micrometers or less in diameter are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health. (D) Catalytic convertres, having expensive metals namely platinum-palladium and rhodium as the catalysis, are fitted into automobiles for reducing emission of poisonous gases. (E) In India, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in 1987.

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