Question

Coal contains small amount of sulfur. What are the implications of this small amount of sulfur for stations generating electricity using the combustion of coal?

Answer 1

Emissions of sulfur oxides from the coal-fired plants.

Explanation:

And both sulfur dioxide, and sulfur trioxide, are the acid anhydrides of sulfurous and sulfuric acid respectively. And thus coal ores that have a high sulfur content are a major contributor to acid rains. The sulfur oxides could be removed at source, but this is a costly proposition.

Now I know that in an ideal world, we would eliminate such aerial pollution, but power generation, and the supply is even wired into our homes, allows us to live beyond 30.