Question
  1. Name any two places where it is essential to install electrostatic precipitators. Why it is required to do so?
  2. Mention one limitation of the electrostatic precipitator.

Answer

  1. Thermal power plants/smelters/other particulate matter releasing industries.

To remove particulate matter.

  1. Very very small particulate matter/less than 2.5 micrometres are not removed/velocity of air between plates must be low enough to allow the dust to fall/cannot work without electricity.

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