Correct Answer: (c) Carbon monoxide
Solution:Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas created by incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and wood, as well as the combustion of natural and manmade items like cigarettes. CO is particularly problematic in metropolitan environments, where it contributes to photochemical smog and surface ozone generation through synergistic effects with other pollutants. Ozone concentrations, even at moderate levels, have consequences on the respiratory system.
Carbon monoxide produces carbon dioxide when it burns with a blue flame in the presence of oxygen. Metal manufacture, energy generation, metal ore and coal mining, food production, oil and gas extraction from land or sea, chemical production, cement lime, plaster and concrete manufacturing, and petroleum refining are all examples of industrial operations that produce carbon monoxide.