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The pH of water smaple collected from a river was found to be acidic in the range of 3.5-4.5, on the banks of the river were several factories that were discharging effluents into the river. The effluents of which one of the following factories is the most cause for lowering the pH of river water ?

A

soap and detergent factory

B

Lead battery manufacturing factory

C

Plastic cup manufacturing factory

D

Alcohol distillery

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The correct Answer is:
B
Lead is a major constituent of lead-acid battery used extensively in car batteries. The discharge of lead from battery manufacturing factory can lower the pH of river water by making it acidic.
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