Environmental Chemistry - Result Question 3
####3. Which of the following is not a common component of Photochemical Smog?
[2014]
(a) Ozone
(b) Acrolein
(c) Peroxyacetyl nitrate
(d) Chlorofluorocarbons
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Solution:
- (d) The oxidised hydrocarbons and ozone in presence of humidity cause photochemical smong. Hydrocarbons $+O_2, NO_2, NO, O, O_3 \to$ Peroxides, formaldehyde, peroxyacetyl-nitrate (PAN), acrolein etc. Hence, chlorofluoro carbons are not common component of photochemical smog.
