Catalytic converters in automobiles commonly use precious metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium as catalysts to convert harmful pollutants (like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and unburnt hydrocarbons) into less harmful substances (carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water).
Catalytic convertors which converts emmitted carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide in automobiles have a ceramuc dusc coated with:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 1995 · Topic: Metals, Minerals, Ores: Properties, Uses (Uses of common metals and their compounds in industries and daily life)
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