Question

Air often contains pollutants. Identify two common gaseous pollutants in air and state how each of these pollutants are produced.

Answer 1

Answer:

• 1. Carbon monoxide. 2. Sulphur oxide

Explanation:

• Carbon monoxide generally produced from burning the substances partially. Sulphur oxide produced from factories like rubber factory

Answer 2

Air is a mixture of many gases like Nitrogen, Oxygen, water vapors, dust, Sulphur dioxide, etc. It also contains some of the common gaseous pollutants in it.

• The common gaseous pollutants in the air are Carbon monoxide, Sulphur Oxide, Nitrogen dioxide, etc.
• Carbon Monoxide is formed by incomplete combustion.
• Sulphur oxide is formed when coal burns in the air.
• Nitrogen dioxide is formed when fossil fuels are burnt at high temperatures.
• The most common source of the formation of harmful gaseous pollutants is the combustion of fossil fuels at different temperatures.