Chapter 11, Problem 11.85PAE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Factors for dangerous levels of ozone should be identified.

Concept introduction:

The formation of ozone takes place in two steps when the nitrogen dioxide dissociates and release nascent oxygen as follows:

${\text{NO}}_{\text{2}}+\text{ Energy} \to \text{NO }+\text{ O}$

And this nascent oxygen reacts with the molecular oxygen to produce ozone gas as follows:

$\text{O }+{\text{ O}}_{\text{2}}+\text{ M} \to {\text{O}}_{\text{3}}+\text{ M}$