Burning coal in insufficient oxygen forms which poisonous gas instead of carbon dioxide?
ASulphur dioxide
BNitrogen oxide
CMethane gas
DCarbon monoxide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Carbon monoxide
1. Complete combustion gives carbon dioxide.
2. Insufficient air gives carbon monoxide.
3. It is poisonous at high concentrations.
_Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._
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