Q. Catalytic converters are fitted into automobiles to reduce the emission of harmful gases. Catalytic converters changes unburnt hydrocarbons into
A) Carbon dioxide and water
B) Carbon monoxide
C) Methane
D) Carbon dioxide and methane
Explanation
As the exhaust emission passes through catalytic converter, nitric oxide splits into nitrogen and oxygen; carbon monoxide is oxidised to carbon dioxide and unburnt hydrocarbons get burnt completely into $CO_{2}\$and$\ H_{2}O$
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