Environmental Chemistry Question 22
Question: Photochemical smog consists of excessive amount of X, in addition to aldehydes, ketones, peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), and so forth X is:
Options:
A) CO
B) $ CH_4 $
C) $ O_3 $
D) $ CO_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Chemical pollutants in photochemical smog are nitrogen oxides (NO and $ NO_2 $ ), volatile organic compounds, ozone $ (O_3) $ and peroxyacetyl nitrate.