X is a brown gas. It reacts with sunlight to form gas Y and free oxygen atom. Free oxygen atom reacts with O2(g) gives ozone. Gas Y reacts with this ozone gives X again. X and Y are respectively
A
N2O5 and NO
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B
NO2 and NO
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C
NO and NO2
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D
NO and N2O
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Solution
The correct option is BNO2 and NO NO2 absorbs energy from sunlight and breaks up into nitric oxide and free oxygen atom.
NO2(g)+hv→NO(g)+O(g)
Oxygen atoms are very reactive and combine with the O2 in air to produce ozone.
O(g)+O2(g)→O3(g)
NO(g) obtained in the (i) reaction, reacts with ozone to regenerate NO2(g)