Why Nitrogen monoxide is formed during lightning
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Natural Sources - Lighting Bolts
A natural source of nitrogen oxides occurs from a lightning stroke. The very high temperature in the vicinity of a lightning bolt causes the gases oxygen and nitrogen in the air to react to form nitric oxide.
N2 + O2 --> NO
The nitric oxide very quickly reacts with more oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide.
NO + O2 --> NO2
Both of the nitrogen compounds are known collectively as nitrogen oxides or NOx.
Human Sources of Nitrogen Oxides
At normal temperatures the oxygen and nitrogen gases do not react together. In the presence of very high temperatures nitrogen and oxygen do react together to form nitric oxide. These conditions are found in the combustion of coal and oil at electric power plants, and also during the combustion of gasoline in automobiles. Both of these sources contribute about equally to the formation of nitrogen oxides.
In areas of high automobile traffic, such as in large cities, the amount of nitrogen oxides emitted into the atmosphere can be quite significant. In the Los Angeles area, the main source of acid rain is from automobiles. In certain national parks such as Yosemite and Sequoia, automobile traffic is banned to limit the amount of air pollution damage to the trees and plants. This also has the effect of reducing the visual smog in the air.
A natural source of nitrogen oxides occurs from a lightning stroke. The very high temperature in the vicinity of a lightning bolt causes the gases oxygen and nitrogen in the air to react to form nitric oxide.
N2 + O2 --> NO
The nitric oxide very quickly reacts with more oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide.
NO + O2 --> NO2
Both of the nitrogen compounds are known collectively as nitrogen oxides or NOx.
Human Sources of Nitrogen Oxides
At normal temperatures the oxygen and nitrogen gases do not react together. In the presence of very high temperatures nitrogen and oxygen do react together to form nitric oxide. These conditions are found in the combustion of coal and oil at electric power plants, and also during the combustion of gasoline in automobiles. Both of these sources contribute about equally to the formation of nitrogen oxides.
In areas of high automobile traffic, such as in large cities, the amount of nitrogen oxides emitted into the atmosphere can be quite significant. In the Los Angeles area, the main source of acid rain is from automobiles. In certain national parks such as Yosemite and Sequoia, automobile traffic is banned to limit the amount of air pollution damage to the trees and plants. This also has the effect of reducing the visual smog in the air.
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Answer:
There are some human sources as well that form Nitrogen monoxide such as combustion of coal and oil at electric power plants.
Explanation:
Nitric oxide or nitrogen monoxide (NO) is a colorless gas and is very reactive molecule.
Along with human sources there is a natural source of nitrogen monoxides that occurs from a lightning stroke. During lightning bolt, there is a high temperature under which gases oxygen and nitrogen in the air to react to form nitric oxide or nitrogen monoxide.
N2+O2⟶NO
The nitrogen monoxide immediately reacts with other oxygen molecules to form nitrogen dioxide in atmosphere (NO2).
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