Which one of the following is not a common component of photo-chemical smog?
Ozone
Acrolein
Peroxy acetyl nitrate
Chloroflourocarbons
D.
Chloroflourocarbons
Photochermical smog is a mixture of air pollutants which have been chemically altered into further noxious compounds by exposure to sunlight the main components of photochemical smog are ozone, peroxy acetyl mtrate (PAN), nitrogen oxides, voltaltile organic compounds etc.
The radiant energy from the sun is due to :
combustion
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
chemical reaction
The smog is essentially caused by the presence of
O2 and O3
O2 and N2
oxides of sulphur and nitrogen
O3 and N2
Which of the following is responsible for depletion of the ozone layer in the upper strata of the atmosphere ?
Polyhalogens
Ferrocenes
Fullerenes
Freons
Match the Column I and Column II and choose the correct code given below.
Column I | Column II |
A. Peroxyacetyl nitrile | i. Waste incineration |
B. Indigo | ii. Vat dye |
C. IR active molecules | iii. Global warming |
D. Dioxins | iv. Photchemical smog |
A - iv; B - ii; C - iii; D - i
A - i; B - ii; C - iv; D - iii
A - ii; B - i; C - iv; D - iii
A - iv; B - i; C - iii; D - ii
Petroleum is obtained from water gas, name of the reaction involved is
Fischer-Tropsch
Benzoic
Dow's
Kjeldahl's
In environmental chemistry, the medium which is affected by a pollutant is called as the.......
sink
slag
solvent
receptor
The maximum prescribed concentration of copper in drinking water is :
0.5 ppm
3 ppm
0.05 ppm
5 ppm