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Burning of fossils fuels causes pollution. Comment.

Solution

Fossil fuels such as coal, wood, petroleum oil, natural gas are burnt to provide a source of energy. Their combustion not only produces energy and carbon dioxide but other poisonous gases like carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and smoke particles also. All these gases cause atmospheric pollution. Thus the burning of the fossil fuel causes pollution.