A. Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a characteristic and not a constituent of water.
B. BOD is a measure of the amount of oxygen which will be demanded & used in 5 days by the biological decomposition of the organic matter present in water stream present as food for the living organism.
C. BOD is expressed in mg/litre (typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for potable water).
D. none of these
Correct Answer
none of these
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1. Pick out the correct statement.
Options
A. Deforestation helps in controlling the green house effect.
B. Global warming is detrimental for increase in food productivity and may cause flood and cyclone.
C. Lightening discharges are natural source of production of SO2 & H2S pollutant.
3. The boiling points for pure water and pure toluene are 100°C and 110.6°C respectively. Toluene and water are completely immiscible in each other. A well agitated equimolar mixture of toluene and water are prepared. If, at a total pressure of one standard atm. exerted by the vapours of water and toluene, the mole fraction of water Xw in the vapour phase satisfies