JEE Main Chemistry question

is used in oxygen cylinder in space air craft and submarines because it:

(A)Absorbs and increase contentCorrect
(B)Eliminate moisture
(C)Absorbs
(D)Produces

Answer: (A)

Solution

Potassium superoxide reacts with exhaled to simultaneously remove it and release fresh oxygen: , making it ideal for use in sealed breathing environments such as spacecraft and submarines. Merely eliminating moisture

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Question ID VK-137915