Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Air quality and climate

Air quality and climate — practice question

Petrol-fuelled cars release oxides of nitrogen. Which statement explains the way oxides of nitrogen are produced?

  • AIn the catalytic converter, the elements nitrogen and oxygen combine.
  • BOxygen and nitrogen compounds in petrol combine in the car engine.
  • CThe high temperatures in the engine provide oxygen and nitrogen with the activation energy needed to react.
  • DIn the car engine, nitrogen compounds in petrol combine with oxygen.

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