The exhaust fumes from a garage in a place that uses petrol of high sulphur content are bound to contain?

Source: JAMB · 2024

The exhaust fumes from a garage in a place that uses petrol of high sulphur content are bound to contain?

  1. CO and SO₂ ✓
  2. CO and H₂S
  3. CO₂ and H₂S
  4. CO and HCl
Explanation

Petrol burns in a limited supply of air in an engine, so some carbon only burns to carbon (II) oxide, CO.

Sulphur in the petrol burns in oxygen to give sulphur (IV) oxide: S + O₂ → SO₂. So the fumes contain CO and SO₂.

Hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) is not formed because the fuel is burnt in oxygen, not reduced. There is no source of chlorine, so no HCl is made.

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