Environmental Science for AP* (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Module 47 - Photochemical Smog and Acid Rain - AP Review Questions - Page 532: 1

Answer

(d)

Work Step by Step

When an abundance of nitrogen oxides is present in the atmosphere, with very little VOCs present, nitrogen dioxide split to form nitrogen oxide and a free oxygen atom. in the presence of energy inputs from sunlight, this free oxygen atom combines with diatomic oxygen to form ozone. Because VOCs have formed a strong bond with nitrogen oxide, nitrogen oxide is no longer able to combine with ozone, and therefore it forms a great amount of photochemical fogs. The answer is (d).
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