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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

The irritant red haze in traffic and congested places is due to

  1. A \(\mathrm{CO}_2\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{O}_3\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{SO}_x\) (oxides of sulphur)
  4. D \(\mathrm{NO}_x\) (oxides of nitrogen)
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(D) \(\mathrm{NO}_x\) (oxides of nitrogen)

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The irritant red haze in traffic and congested places is due to the oxides of nitrogen. Nitrogen oxide has a deep red colour and poisonous gas. When, it is mixed with aerosols, it causes reddish brown colour of haze in congested places. Thus, option (4) is correct.