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Nitrogen oxides produced from the emission of automobiles and power plants are the source of fine air borne particles which lead to

A

Photochemical smog

B

Dry acid deposition

C

Industrial smog

D

Wet acid deposition

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C
Photochemical smog is formed in traffic congested cities where warm conditioning and intense solar radiation are present. It has mainly `O_3` , PAN and `NO_x` . It is called brown air and grey air when solar radiation is intense and lesser respectively
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