Given below are two statements:Statement I: In a scrubber, exhaust from the thermal plant is passed through electric wires to charge the dust particles.Statement II: Particular matter (PM 2.5) cannot be removed by scrubber but can be removed by an electrostatic precipitator.In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
1. Statement I is incorrect: Scrubbers use a spray of water or lime to remove gases (like ). Charging particles with wires happens in an Electrostatic Precipitator.2. Statement II is incorrect: Actually, very small particulate matter (PM 2.5) is often too small to be efficiently removed even by common ESPs, and scrubbers are generally for gases. (Note: Per standard NEET 2022 key, both were marked incorrect based on technical definitions).