What is the chemical element of smog?

Answer 1

"Smog," a term coined in 1905 to describe the combination of smoke and fog rising from factory smokestacks during the Industrial Revolution, is mostly comprised of sulphur dioxide (sometimes called "SOX").

However, since the introduction of the automobile, vehicular emissions and the increased use of fossil fuels for heating and industry have introduced new chemicals to the atmosphere, changing the composition of smog. This is called "photochemical smog."

Along with sulphur dioxide, the primary pollutants of photochemical smog are volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX). These primary pollutants interact with the heat of the sun to produce various hazardous chemicals known as "secondary pollutants," which include peroxyacetyl nitrates and tropospheric ozone.

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Answer 2

There are several equations involved in the process to photochemical smog

1. NO2 + hv --> NO + O

2. O + O2 + M --> O3 + M

3. O3 + NO --> NO2 +O2

4. O3 + hv --> O(1D) + O2

5. O(1D) + M --> O + M

6. O(1D) + H2O --> 2OH(radical)

7. CO + OH(radical) --> CO2 + HO2(radical)

8. HO2(radical) + NO --> NO2 + OH(radical)

9. OH(radical) + NO2 --> HNO3

Answer 3

[Sigh] This question is incomplete. There are hundreds of pollutants that could cause harm and any one of them can be considered "air pollution". We could consider CO (Carbon Monoxide) a gas made by car combustions, or we could talk about Cl2 (Chloride, gaseous) and yet both of these are SIMPLE pollutants! There is no single "air pollutant" rather there are HUNDREDS of answers.

Answer 4

Smog is a complex mixture of water molecules with dispersed solid-air particles, gases from combustion of fossil fuels and many others pollutants, depending on the region.

Answer 5

NO2 + hv --> NO + O

Answer 6

H20+Mg4 -> Carbon Dioxide +Water

Answer 7

Carbon