What is smog? How isclassical smog different from photochemical smog?
Smogis a kind of air pollution. It is the blendof smoke and fog. There are two kinds of smog:
a) Classical smog
b) Photochemical smog
The two smogs can bedifferentiated as follows:
Classical smog | Photochemical smog | |
Occurrence | It occurs in a cool, humid climate. | It occurs in a dry, sunny climate. |
Components | Smoke, fog, and sulphurdioxide. | PAN, acrolein, ozone, formaldehyde, nitric oxide. |
Nature | It is reducing in nature | It is oxidizing in nature. |