Question

What is carbon monoxide (CO)?

• A. A colorless, odorless gas produced by complete combustion.
• B. A colored, pungent gas produced by incomplete combustion.
• C. A colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels.
• D. A toxic gas produced by the burning of plastics.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. A colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels.

• Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odour less gas produced by the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels such as wood, petrol, coal, natural gas and kerosene in simple stoves, open fires, wick lamps, furnaces, fire-places.

• The predominant source of carbon monoxide (CO) in ambient air is from motor vehicles.