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Why a car with a catalytic converter still produces pollution?
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∙ 11y ago
The converter does not remove all pollution. It just helps "clean" some of it up. It converts nitrous oxides, carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbon, and oxygen into water, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. It is not 100% efficient.
The converter does not remove all pollution. It just helps "clean" some of it up. It converts nitrous oxides, carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbon, and oxygen into water, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. It is not 100% efficient.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe converter does not remove all pollution. It just helps "clean" some of it up. It converts nitrous oxides, carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbon, and oxygen into water, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. It is not 100% efficient.
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