The Combustion Product That Is Created in the Largest Amounts

question 52

Multiple Choice

The combustion product that is created in the largest amounts by a coal- burning generating plant is

• A) acids of sulfur and nitrogen, most of which is filtered out of the exhaust gases and disposed of as solid waste.
• B) laughing gas, which is why Americans are so silly.
• C) carbon dioxide, most of which is filtered out of the exhaust gases and disposed of as solid waste.
• D) acids of sulfur and nitrogen, which go up the plant's stack and into the atmosphere.
• E) carbon dioxide, which goes up the plant's stack and into the atmosphere.

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