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JEE Main 2021Environmental Chemistry Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Morning Shift

Question

BOD values (in ppm) for clean water (A) and polluted water (B) are expected respectively :

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
CA < 5, B > 17

Step-by-step explanation

BOD values of clean water (A) is less than 5 ppm

So, A < 5

BOD values of polluted water (B) is greater than 17 ppm

So, B > 17

So, Ans. is (c)

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