Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 20 - Chemistry in the Atmosphere - Questions & Problems - Page 926: 20.52

Answer

We differ primary pollutants like nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compounds, and sulfur dioxide, which is made by motor vehicles and some industrial processes (power plants) and released in the atmosphere. Secondary pollutants are made from the primary pollutants in the presence of UV light ($NO_{2}, O_{3}$).

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We differ primary pollutants like nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compounds, and sulfur dioxide, which is made by motor vehicles and some industrial processes (power plants) and released in the atmosphere. Secondary pollutants are made from the primary pollutants in the presence of UV light ($NO_{2}, O_{3}$).
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