Acidic Environment 2 - Acid oxides in the atmosphere (1 Viewer)

[kalidoscope]

The acidic environment --> Acid oxides in the atmosphere

"Identify natural and industrial sources of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen"

The website HSC Online (http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/core/acidic/chem932/chem932net.html#net6) fulfills the requirements of the dot point for sulphur dioxide, but not for anyoxides of nitrogen.

Can anybody hellp me out on this? Useful websites, page numbers in a textbook, anything at all?

Thank you all!
Kalidoscope

 

[Nakashima]

Natural source of NO₂ is lightning:

Lightning provides extremely high temperatures of 700-1000°C at which atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen combine:

N₂ + O₂ → 2NO

NO slowly converts to NO₂:

2NO + O₂ → 2NO₂

Industrial or human source is combustion, which provides the same high temperatures as does lightning.

 

[kalidoscope]

Hey!

Thanks Nakashima, that really helps me out.

Thanks again,

Kalidoscope