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What are the disadvantages of burning fossil fuels?
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04/08/2021 12:14 pm
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What are the disadvantages of burning fossil fuels?
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04/08/2021 12:15 pm
Disadvantages of burning the fossil fuels are:
(i) The burning of fossil fuels produce acidic gases.
(ii) The burning of fossil fuels produce large amount of CO2 gas, which increases greenhouse effect.
(iii) The burning of fossil fuels produce smoke and leaves behind a lot of ash.
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