Environmental Chemistry - Result Question 25

####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. (a)

Solution:

  1. 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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