Question

Sleeping in a closed room with burning angithi (brazier) can prove to be fatal. Choose the option which best justifies the statement.

• A. Coal is a poisonous substance.
• B. A poisonous gas, carbon monoxide, is produced due to the incomplete combustion of coal.
• C. Burning of coal in a closed room evolves carbon dioxide and water vapour, which are harmful.
• D. A poisonous gas, carbon monoxide, is produced due to the incomplete combustion of coal.

Answer 1

The correct option is B A poisonous gas, carbon monoxide, is produced due to the incomplete combustion of coal.

A poisonous gas, carbon monoxide, is produced due to the incomplete combustion of coal in a closed room. This results in deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.