JEE Main 20203 SeptemberMorning Shift

Exam: JEE Main
Year: 2020
Date: 3 September
Shift: Morning Shift
Subject: Chemistry
Chapter: Environmental Chemistry

JEE Main 2020 · 3 September · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

Thermal power plants can lead to :

Options

AAcid rain
BBlue baby syndrome
COzone layer depletion
DEutrophication

Correct answer

A. Acid rain

Step-by-step solution

Burning of fossil fuels (which contain sulphur and nitrogenous matter) such as coal and oil in power stations and furnaces produce sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which causes acid rain.

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