Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Air quality and climate

Air quality and climate — practice question

The gases below are listed. ammonia helium hydrogen carbon dioxide carbon monoxide chlorine methane nitrogen dioxide propene sulfur dioxide Answer the questions that follow about these gases. Each gas can be used once, more than once, or not at all.
(a(i))[1]

State one gas that is the chief component of natural gas.

(a(ii))[1]

State one gas that causes both photochemical smog and acid rain.

(a(iii))[1]

State one gas that is unsaturated.

(a(iv))[1]

State one gas that has monatomic particles.

(a(v))[1]

State one gas that reduces iron(III) oxide in a blast furnace.

(b)[2]

Nitrogen dioxide, $\text{NO}_2$, and carbon monoxide are eliminated from a car exhaust by a catalytic converter. Write the symbol equation for this reaction.

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