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Thermal power plants can lead to :
ChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2020 (03 Sep Shift 1)
Options:
  • A Acid rain
  • B Blue baby syndrome
  • C Ozone layer depletion
  • D Eutrophication
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Acid rain
Burning of fossil fuels (which contain sulphur and nitrogenous matter) such as coal and oil in power stations and furnaces produce sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which causes acid rain.

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