Environmental Chemistry - Result Question 3

3. Air pollution that occurs in sunlight is

(2019 Main, 10 April II)

(a) acid rain

(b) oxidising smog

(c) fog

(d) reducing smog

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 3. (b)

Solution:

3.
In sunlight oxidising smog or photochemical smog or Los-Angeles smog is formed. This smog is brown in colour. It occurs in warm, dry and sunny climate. In presence of sunlight, $NO _x$ (N-oxides), $O _2$ and unburnt hydrocarbons of air combine to produce photochemical smog which mainly contains peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN).

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