Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : GATE Exam Questions - Section 3 (Q.No. 3)
3.
Two primary air pollutants are
sulphur oxide and ozone
nitrogen oxide and peroxyacetylnitrate
sulphur oxide and hydrocarbon
ozone and peroxyacetynitrate
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Ranu said:   7 years ago
Peroxyacetyl nitrate is a peroxyacetyl nitrate. It is a secondary pollutant present in photochemical smog. It is thermally unstable and decomposes into phenoxyethanol radicals and nitrogen dioxide gas. It is a lachrymatory substance.

Bhargava said:   9 years ago
What is meant by peroxyacetylnitrate?

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