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Why is it desirable to use unleaded petrol in vehicles fitted with catalytic converters?

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Motor vehicles equipped with catalytic converter should use unleaded petrol because lead in the petrol inactivates the catalyst. .
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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.