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Which of the following pollutants has a smell like rotten eggs?

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Carbon monoxide
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Hydrogen sulphide
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Particulate matter
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Nitrogen oxides
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Solution

The correct option is B Hydrogen sulphide
Hydrogen sulphide has a smell like rotten eggs. When inhaled in large quantities, it causes headache in humans. It also tarnishes silver objects and blackens lead paints and painting.

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