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The photochemical smog can be suppressed...

The photochemical smog can be suppressed by

A

a) nitrogen oxides

B

b) hydrocarbons

C

c) radical traps

D

d) formaldehyde

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C
Photochemical smog can be suppressed by radical traps. When the compounds are sprayed to the atmosphere they generate free radical. Which readily combine with free radical precursors of photochemical smog. Diethyl hydroxylamine has been found to possess smog inhibiting characteristic.
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