State one advantage and one disadvantage of using petrol containing tetraethyl lead in motor vehicles

      

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using petrol containing tetraethyl lead in motor vehicles

  

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John
- Advantages
i) Prevents knocking engines

ii) Prevent premature ignition

iii) Increase the Octane rating (Number)

-Disadvantages:
i) Poisonous lead compounds are released into environment causing atmospheric pollution.
johnmulu answered the question on February 21, 2017 at 06:28


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