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Smoke, dust and other air pollutants, acid rain - class-X

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Lung diseases are about four times more probable in urban areas as compared to rural areas. This is due to the presence of which of the following in atmosphere?

  1. $CO _{2}$

  2. $NO _{2}$

  3. $O _{2}$

  4. $N _{2}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When nitrogen is released, it combines with oxygen and becomes NO, later it combines with oxygen to become $NO _2$. It causes       of lungs, lowers the resistance to respiratory infection. If level increases it causes intense astama on people. Because air pollution is more in urban than in rural areas,  lung diseases are more probable in urban areas.

Which of the following is a tropospheric gaseous pollutant?

  1. $H _2S$

  2. Dust

  3. Smoke

  4. Mist


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tropospheric pollution is caused by gaseous pollutant and particulate matter. Some of the gaseous air pollutant are hydrogen sulphide, oxides of sulphur, oxides of nitrogen etc.

Which of the following air pollutant has a smell of rotten egg?

  1. Hydrogen sulphide

  2. Hydrogen chloride

  3. Ammonia

  4. Nitric acid


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hydrogen sulfide gas is a naturally occuring chemical. The gas has a characteristic rotten egg odor at low concentrations. About half of the population can smell it at concentrations as low as 8 parts per billion (ppb) in air, and more than 90% can smell it at levels of 50 ppb.  At higher concentrations, hydrogen sulfide rapidly deadens the sense of smell.

Hydrocarbons is produced as a result of:

  1. fertilizer

  2. incomplete combustion of fuels in automobile engines.

  3. paper industry

  4. oil refinery


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hydrocarbon is produced as a result of incomplete combustion of fuels in automobile engines.
In animals, hydrocarbons can cause cancer, while in plants, they cause ageing by breaking down tissues, which causes shedding of leaves, twigs and flowers.

Which of the following condition is caused due to lead pollutant?

  1. Kidney damage

  2. Brain damage

  3. CNS damage

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lead is one of the major pollutant which is released from lead batteries, industries etc. It damages kidney, liver, brain and central nervous system.

Oil or natural gas is considered sour if it has a high percentage of:

  1. hydrogen chloride

  2. sulphuric acid

  3. hydrogen sulphide

  4. chlorine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydrogen sulfide gas is found in petroleum and natural gas. Oil or natural gas is considered sour if it has a high percentage of hydrogen sulfide. Natural gas can contain up to 28 percent hydrogen sulfide gas, consequently,  it may be an air pollutant near petroleum refineries and in oil and gas extraction areas.

In the atmosphere, the presence of which can form a brown ring with $FeSO _{4}$?

  1. $NO$

  2. $N _{2}$

  3. $NO _{2}$

  4. $N _{2}O$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brown ring compound $FeSO _4.NO$

What is the reason for irritant red haze in traffic and congested places?

  1. Oxides of nitrogen

  2. Oxides of sulphur

  3. Oxides of carbon

  4. Oxides of phosphorus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The irritant red haze in traffic and congested places is due to the oxides of Nitrogen.
Nitrogen dioxide has a deep red color ,and is a poisonous gas. When it is mixed with aerosols, it causes reddish brown colour of haze in congested places.The fuel release of cars and trucks are the major sources of Nitrogen oxides. Mostly NO is present in automobile exhaust, and ​once this NO is released in the atmosphere it combines with Oxygen of the air to form by the following chemical reaction.
                          $2NO+{ O } _{ 2 }\longrightarrow 2N{ O } _{ 2 }$

 Automobile emits which gases (in large quantities):


  1. $NO$ and $NO _2$

  2. $CO$ and $CO _2$

  3. $NO _2$

  4. $NO$ and $N _2O _5$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Air pollution from cars and trucks is split into primary and secondary pollution. Primary pollution is emitted directly into the atmosphere; secondary pollution results from chemical reactions between pollutants in the atmosphere. The following are the major pollutants from motor vehicles:

  1. Particulate matter (PM)
  2. Hydrocarbons (HC)
  3. Nitrogen oxides (NOX)
  4. Carbon monoxide (CO)
  5. Sulfur dioxide
  6. Hazardous air pollutants
  7. Greenhouse gases

Which of the following is precursors of photochemical smog?

  1. $NO _2$ and Hydrocarbon

  2. $P _2O _5$  and HydrocarbonP2O5

  3. Ethanol and $NO _2$

  4. Methanol and $SiO _2$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  1. Photochemical smog is composed of primary and secondary pollutants.
  2. Primary pollutants, which include nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds are introduced into the atmosphere via vehicular emissions and industrial processes.
  3. Secondary pollutants, like ozone, result from the reaction of primary pollutants with ultraviolet light.

From the followings, which is the correct statement?

  1. CO which is a major pollutant resulting from the combustion of fuels in automobiles plays a major role in photochemical smog

  2. Classical smog has a reducing character while photochemical smog has reducing character

  3. Classical smog has an oxidizing character while the photochemical smog is reducing in character

  4. During formation of smog, the level of ozone in the atmosphere goes down


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nowadays, the mixture of particulates with gaseous oxides of sulphur present in the atmosphere is called classical smog. The principal source of classical smog is the combustion of industrial and household fuels (coal and petroleum). Because of the presence of $S{ O } _{ 2 }$ and carbon (soot) particles, classical smog has a reducing character. It occurs in winter months, particularly in early morning hours. It causes severe lung and throat irritation.

The reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons and ${ NO } _{ 2 }$ results in a variety of chemical products. One of these is ozone, made up of 3 atoms of oxygen, which is an irritating noxious gas. Other undesirable chemicals such as aldehydes also result from this photochemical reaction. This type of smog is oxidizing in character because of the presence of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and some photochemical oxidants.

Which of the following is true about photochemical smog?

  1. It is reducing in nature

  2. It is formed in winter

  3. It is a mixture of smoke and fog

  4. It causes irritation in eyes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons and ${ NO } _{ 2 }$ results in a variety of chemical products. One of these is ozone, made up of 3 atoms of oxygen,which is an irritating noxious gas. Other undesirable chemicals such as aldehydes also result from this photochemical reaction. This type of smog is oxidizing in character because of the presence of ozone,nitrogen dioxide and some photochemical oxidants.

Excess inhaling of $NO _2$ by human results in:

  1. pulmonary edema

  2. hemorrhage

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Acute harm due $N{ O } _{ 2 }$ exposure is only likely to arise in occupational settings. Direct exposure to the skin can cause irritations and burns. Only very high concentrations of the gaseous form cause immediate distress: 10–20 ppm can cause mild irritation of the nose and throat, 25–50 ppm can cause edema leading to bronchitis or pneumonia, and levels above 100 ppm can cause death due to asphyxiation from fluid in the lungs. There are often no symptoms at the time of exposure other than transient cough, fatigue or nausea, but over hours inflammation in the lungs causes edema.

High concentration of NO are dangerous because it converts to 

  1. $N _2O$

  2. $NO _2$

  3. $N _2O _5$

  4. $N _2O _3$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  1. When exposed to oxygen, ntric oxide is converted into nitrogen dioxide  $2NO+{ O } _{ 2 }→2N{ O } _{ 2 }$
  2.  Nitrogen dioxide , a brown toxic gas and a major air pollutant.

Which of the following has the greatest affinity for haemoglobin?

  1. $N _2$

  2. $NO$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $CO _2$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

NO binds rapidly to haem iron in Hb and once bound, the NO activity is largely irretrievable, the binding is purportedly so tight as to be unaffected by ${ O } _{ 2 }$ or CO. So, NO has the greatest affinity toward haemoglobin. 

A large amount of $NO _x$ emitted from the power plant and industrial units can be removed by scrubbing the flue gases with (for the commercial process):

  1. ethanol

  2. $H _2SO _4$

  3. $CH _3COOH$

  4. benzoic acid


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Of the $N{ O } _{ x }$  absorbed by acid, typically less than 10% enters the large flow of acid circulating around the acid towers. Instead, it concentrates on the much smaller quantity of acid mist formed at the inlet to the absorber towers. There are several reactions involved, but the net result can be summarised as: 

$N{ O } _{ 2 }+NO+2{ H } _{ 2 }S{ O } _{ 4 }\longrightarrow 2HNOS{ O } _{ 4 }+{ H } _{ 2 }O$

The harmful gaseous oxides include the oxides of:

  1. sulphur

  2. carbon

  3. nitrogen

  4. all of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The gaseous pollutants of the atmosphere are harmful gaseous oxides and oxidants. The harmful gaseous oxides include the oxides of sulphur, nitrogen, and carbon, besides hydrocarbons.

How does lead get in the air?

  1. Ore and metal processing

  2. Waste incinerator

  3. Lead acid battery

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sources of lead emissions vary from one area to another. At the national level, major sources of lead in the air are ore and metals processing and piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded aviation fuel. Other sources are waste incinerators, utilities, and lead-acid battery manufacturers. The highest air concentrations of lead are usually found near lead smelters.

___________ is by far the biggest source of ammonia emissions.

  1. Paper industries

  2. Agriculture

  3. Aircraft

  4. Batteries


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Agriculture is by far the biggest source of ammonia emissions. Livestock farming and animal waste account for the biggest percentage of total ammonia emissions which are due to the decomposition of urea from large animal wastes and uric acid from poultry wastes.

The most common pollutant of nitrogen gas is ________.

  1. Nitrogen dioxide

  2. Nitrous acid

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The most common pollutant of nitrogen gas is nitrogen dioxide, is produced when fossil fuels are burnt in high temperature like in automobile engines.

Nitric oxide also reacts with the ozone in the earths atmosphere to form:

  1. nitrous acid

  2. nitrogen dioxide

  3. nitric acid

  4. all of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dinitrogen and dioxygen are the main constituents of air, and they form nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide in high temperature. Nitric oxide also reacts with the ozone in the earths atmosphere to form nitrogen dioxide.

What is the odour of $H _2S$?

  1. Rotten fish

  2. Rotten egg

  3. Pungent

  4. Rotten cabbage


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula $H _2S$. It is a colorless chalcogen hydride gas with the characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. It is very poisonous, corrosive, and flammable.

Option (B) is the answer.

What happens during heating of hydrogen sulphide?

  1. Produce toxic gases

  2. Combustion

  3. Dissociate

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

$H _2S$ gas burns producing toxic gases such as $SO _2$. $H _2S$ is flammable, hence combustible.

At which concentration (in ppm), do we lose the rotten egg smell of hydrogen sulphide?

  1. 50

  2. 100

  3. 150

  4. 80


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Above 100 ppm we can lose the rotten smell of hydrogen sulphide.

Which gas on exposure to high concentrations can cause unconsciousness, known as "knockdown," which can be lethal?

  1. Hydrogen sulphide

  2. Galena

  3. carbon-monoxide

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$H _2S$ being toxic causes a wide range of health hazards such as nausea, tearing of eyes, headache or loss of sleep or bronchial problems in some asthma patients; acute exposure causes rapid unconsciousness,' knockdown ' or immediate collapse, death within minutes.

Hence, option $A$ is correct.

What are the effects of long-term exposure to hydrogen sulphide?

  1. Respiratory soft tissue damage

  2. Memory loss

  3. Prolonged reaction time

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A,B,C

$HCN$ is toxic because $CN^-$ binds to iron in which subunit of cytochromes?

  1. Meth

  2. Heme

  3. Lysosomes

  4. Cyt-a


Correct Option: B

What is minimum parts per million concentration hydrogen sulfide when inhaled can lead to immediate collapse and unconsciousness?

  1. 10

  2. 20

  3. 30

  4. 500


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$500$ ppm of $H _2S$ can cause staggering and collapse in $5$ minutes. 

Which gas has a high risk of health effects during its release in industries using oil or natural gas?

  1. Galena

  2. Carbon monoxide

  3. Hydrogen sulfide

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$H _2S$ has high risk of health hazards; such as nausea, hearing of eyes, headache or loss of sleep or bronchial problem in some asthama patients; acute exposure causes rapid unconsciousness, 'knockdown' or immediate collapse, death within minutes. 

Which one of these are known as prussic acid?

  1. $HCN$

  2. $HF$

  3. $NH _3$

  4. $PH _3$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hydrogen cyanide $(HCN)$, sometimes called prussic acid, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula $HCN$. 

It is colourless, extremely poisonous and flammable liquid that boils slightly above room temperature. $HCN$ is produced on an industrial scale and is a highly valuable precursor to many chemical compounds ranging from polymers to pharmaceuticals.

Which one of these is the heaviest known stable nuclide?

  1. $Pb^{208}$

  2. $Pb^{206}$

  3. $Pb^{210}$

  4. $Pb^{204}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lead's four stable isotopes each have 82 protons, a magic number in the nuclear shell model of atomic nuclei. The isotope lead-208 also has 126 neutrons, another magic number, and is hence double magic, a property that grants it enhanced stability: lead-208 is the heaviest known stable nuclide.

Which of them is used to remove hydrogen sulphide from water?

  1. Continuous chlorination

  2. Aeration

  3. Heating

  4. Hydrodesulfurization


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:
Removal of $H _2S$ from water can be done by:
(I) Chlorination and filteration.
(ii) Manganese greensand iron filter.
(iii) Aeration.
(iv) Alternative systems.

Which of the organs are most susceptible to hydrogen sulphide?

  1. Lungs

  2. Brain

  3. Eyes

  4. Legs


Correct Option: A,B,C
Explanation:

Almost all organ systems are affected by hydrogen sulfide, but the most susceptible are those with exposed mucous membranes (e.g., eyes,  noise and throat) and those with high oxygen demands (e.g., lungs, brain).

What is the smell of hydrogen sulphide at a concentration of 200 ppm?

  1. Pleasant odour

  2. Rotten egg odour

  3. No smell

  4. Rotten fish smell


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  At higher concentrations, hydrogen sulfide rapidly deadens the sense of smell which means the ability to sense the smell of anything will be no more at such high temperature.  For most people, this occurs at approximately $150ppm$. The gas has a characteristic rotten egg odour at low concentrations. About half of the population can smell it at concentrations as low as 8 parts per billion ($ppb$) in the air.


Hence, the correct option is C.

Which of the following is a characteristic of hydrogen sulphide?

  1. Poisonous

  2. Flammable

  3. Explosive

  4. Pleasant smell


Correct Option: A,B,C
Explanation:

Hydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula $H _2S$. It is a colorless gas with the characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs; it is heavier than air, very poisonous, corrosive, flammable, and explosive.

What is released when hydrogen sulphide burns in oxygen?

  1. Hydrogen gas

  2. Water

  3. Sulphur trioxide

  4. Sulphur dioxide


Correct Option: B,D
Explanation:

$2H _2S+3O _2\longrightarrow \underbrace {2SO _2} _{sulphur\quad dioxide}+\underbrace {2H _2O} _{water}$

When hydrogen sulphide burns in oxygen, formation of sulphur dioxide and water takes place.

What happens if we inhale 50-100 ppm of hydrogen sulphide?

  1. Instant death

  2. Lose consciousness

  3. Eye irritation

  4. Loss of breathing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Exposure to $H _2S$ causes eye irritation thereby causes tearing of eyes. 

HF is stored in which container?

  1. Tin container

  2. Borosilicate glass

  3. Plastic bottle

  4. Stainless steel container


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Because of its high reactivity toward glass and moderate reactivity toward many metals, hydrofluoric acid is usually stored in plastic containers (although PTFE is slightly permeable to it).

What is concentration of hydrogen sulphide when inhaled will be safe?

  1. 10 ppm

  2. 100ppm

  3. 1000 ppm

  4. 2000 ppm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For hydrogen sulfide, it is allowable for workers to be exposed to concentrations of 10 parts per million, averaged over an eight-hour work shift, with the exposure not exceeding 15 parts per million. 
1000ppm and 2000ppm have high probability of death and lose consciousness.

 Which one of these is a neurotoxin that accumulates both in soft tissues and the bones, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders?

  1. Mg

  2. Na

  3. K

  4. Pb


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lead is a neurotoxin that accumulates both in soft tissues and the bones, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders.

Which one of these are the simplest pnictogen hydride?

  1. Ammonia

  2. Alkyl amine

  3. Phosphine

  4. Water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ammonia is the simplest pnictogen hydride. N group elements are called pnictogens. And the smallest of all pnictogens is nitogen. So simplest pnictogen hydride is ammonia.

Ammonia is most harmful for:

  1. humans

  2. animals

  3. aquatic organisms

  4. plants


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The toxicity of ammonia solutions does not usually cause problems for humans and other mammals, as a specific mechanism exists to prevent its build-up in the bloodstream. Ammonia is converted to carbamoyl phosphate by the enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, and then enters the urea cycle to be either incorporated into amino acids or excreted in the urine. Fish and amphibians lack this mechanism, as they can usually eliminate ammonia from their bodies by direct excretion. Hence ammonia even in dilute solutions is very harmful for aquatic organisms.

Which one of these are the  liquid by-product of the production of coke from coal?

  1. Ammonia

  2. Hydrogen cyanide

  3. Hydrogen fluoride

  4. Hydrogen sulfide


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ammonia is the liquid by-product of production of coke from coal.

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