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Which emission is characteristic of a diesel engine?

  • A.Particulate matter and nitrogen oxides
  • B.Carbon monoxide, which is produced in far greater quantity by a diesel than by a petrol engine of the same size
  • C.Hydrocarbons only
  • D.Soot from locally rich combustion together with nitrogen oxides from the high temperature and excess air

Answer: A

Diffusion combustion produces soot locally while the lean hot conditions produce nitrogen oxides. The last option explains exactly both mechanisms, which makes it a correct and more instructive version of the same answer. Working the distinction through on a single concrete case fixes it more firmly than any rule of thumb. The shared behaviour explains why these belong together and the differences explain why both exist. Most errors here come from carrying a result across from a neighbouring case where it does not hold.

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