The potent carcinogen located in coal tar exhaust of automobiles and tobacco smoke is

Dioxin

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Benzopyrene

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Both A and B

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Benzopyrene
Benzopyrene is a pollutant released by coal tar exhaust of automobiles and tobacco smoke. It is an air pollutant and a carcinogen. It forms a carcinogenic metabolite which intercalates into DNA and interferes with transcription. Thus the correct answer is option B.

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