Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Nitrogen and sulfur

Nitrogen and sulfur — practice question

In the exhaust fumes from a car engine, carbon monoxide, CO, nitrogen monoxide, NO, and sulfur dioxide, $\text{SO}_2$, may all be found. Which atmospheric reaction involving these compounds takes place?

  • ACO is spontaneously oxidised to $\text{CO}_2$
  • B$\text{NO}_2$ is reduced to NO by CO
  • C$\text{NO}_2$ is reduced to NO by $\text{SO}_2$
  • D$\text{SO}_2$ is oxidised to $\text{SO}_3$ by $\text{CO}_2$

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