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.