Question

7. Which of the following is responsible for turning Taj Mahal yellow?

Answer 1

The Taj Mahal is turning yellow mainly due to these reasons: air pollution, discoloration of marble due to oxidation of its constituents, environmental neglect and wear and tear caused by millions of tourists who visit it every year.

Answer 2

Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide is responsible for turning Taj Mahal yellow.

Taj Mahal and its new brief story :

• Taj Mahal was built entirely out of white marble as a symbol of love for Mumtaz Mahal by Shah Jahan.

• The air is so much polluted with harmful pollutants like Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide and other gases that in reaction with white marble, they cause danger to the monument.

• Mainly Sulphur dioxide is responsible for the yellow transformation of white marble.

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