Re: nitric acid

From: Borek (borek_at_parts.bpp.to.com.remove.pl)
Date: 01/14/05 

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:41:05 +0100

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 06:49:21 -0700, N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) <N: dlzc1
D:cox T:net@nospam.com> wrote:

> I would think not. I would think that the chain N2O + O2 + vis -> N2
> + O3
> would be more likley. This is how smog makes ozone, I think. "vis" is
> visible light.

That's a long shot as Sienko/Plane book is a rather old one, but it
describes photochemical smog as NO2 + vis -> NO + O, O2 + O -> O3. Next
possible phase is O3 + NO -> NO2 + O2.

Probably some googling will help but I am too lazy at the moment to change
task ;)

Best,
Borek

PS Sienko/Plane - Chemical principles and properties, 1974 McGraw-Hill 

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