Question

B. Statements given below are incorrect. Write the correct statements :

4. During thunder and lighting, nitrogen and oxygen combine to form nitrogen dioxide gas.

Answer 1

During lighting and thundering:

• During lightning, an electric spark passes through the air. This spark, causes nitrogen to combine with oxygen to form nitric oxide gas.
• $\underset{}{\underset{\left(\mathrm{Nitrogen}\right)}{{\mathrm{N}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\left(\mathrm{Oxygen}\right)}{{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}\rightleftharpoons \underset{\mathrm{Nitric}\mathrm{oxide}}{2\mathrm{NO}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}}$

Correct statement: During thunder and lightning, nitrogen and oxygen combine to form nitric oxide gas.