2024 · Q18
Which one among the following is used in the manufacture of ultra-violet protective glasses?
general-sciencechemistry
- AAluminium oxide
- BTungsten oxide
- CMolybdenum oxide
- DCerium oxide
Explanation
Cerium oxide (ceria) strongly absorbs ultraviolet radiation and is therefore added to glass to make UV-protective glasses and coatings. Aluminium oxide is used in abrasives and ceramics, tungsten oxide in electrochromic devices and catalysts, and molybdenum oxide in catalysts and pigments — none is the standard UV absorber in glass. Hence cerium oxide is the correct answer.