JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2007

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    Recent reports of acid rains in big industrial cities are due to the effect of atmospheric pollution by

    A)  more relase of \[\text{N}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\] and \[\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\]by burning of fossil fuels

    B)  more relase of \[\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{2}}\]by burning of coal/wood  cutting of forests  and increasing popultions

    C)  excessive release of \[\text{N}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\]by coal gas/industries

    D)  excessive release of CO by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     The acid rain is intact the cocktail of \[{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\]and \[\text{HN}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\text{.}\]The \[\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\]and \[\text{N}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\]produced during the combustion of coal and petroleum reacts with water vapour and formed \[{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\]and \[\text{HN}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\]respectively. \[2S{{O}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}2S{{O}_{3}}\] \[S{{O}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{{}}{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] \[2NO+[O]\xrightarrow{{}}{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\] \[{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{{}}2HN{{O}_{3}}\] So, \[(N{{O}_{x}}),S{{O}_{2}}\]and   volatile   organic compounds are considered as acidic gases. \[\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\]released by fossil fuels, burning of coal/wood etc., is a green house gas.        \[\text{CO}\] (released by automobiles, fossil fuels) and \[\text{N}{{\text{H}}_{3}}\] (from fertilizer, dye and lacquer industries) are found to be primary pollutant gas but have no role in acid rains.


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