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How are NO and `NO_(2)` produced in the atmosphere?

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Due to lightning discharge in the upper atmosphere, nitrogen and oxygen combine together to produce nitric oxide. This nitric oxide (NO) reacts with aerial oxygen to give nitrogen dioxide `(NO_(2))`
`N_(2)+O_(2)rarr2NO " , "2NO+O_(2)rarr2NO_(2)`
Because of bacterial decomposition of ammonium salts in the soil, NO is produced. Besides these, combustion of fossil fuels also serves as a potential source of NO and `NO_(2 )`
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