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Environmental Chemistry

Question
CBSEENCH11008467

Which oxide of nitrogen is not a common pollutant introduced into the atmosphere both due to natural and human activity?

  • N2O5

  • NO2

  • NO

  • N2O

Solution

D.

N2O

Nitrous oxide (N2O) occurs naturally in the environment.

In an automobile engine, when fuel is burnt dinitrogen and dioxygen combine to yield NO and NO2