Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Answer
(2) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Solution
Statement I: Correct. The electrostatic precipitator is the most widely used device for removing particulate matter from the exhaust of thermal power plants.
Statement II: Incorrect. It removes about 99\% of particulate matter (not ionising radiations) by charging the particles and collecting them on the collecting plates.
Answer: (2)