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The expensive metals used in catalytic converters in automobiles are a)Cadmium and Rhodium b)Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium c)Lead and cadmium d)Copper and cadmium

A

Cadmium and Rhodium

B

Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium

C

Lead and cadmium

D

Copper and cadmium

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