Correct answer: (d) Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
Explanation
- A
Oxygen and ozone
(a) Oxygen and ozone. O2 is bulk air; ozone aloft is the shield, at ground it is a pollutant, but the pair is not the classic smog recipe in this key.
- B
Ozone and nitrogen
(b) Ozone and nitrogen. Nitrogen is inert bulk air; this pair does not name the acid-gas smog mix.
- C
Oxygen and nitrogen
(c) Oxygen and nitrogen. Ordinary dry air (~21% O2, 78% N2) is not smog.
- D
Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
(d) Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur. Textbook smog is tied to NOx (photochemical/Los Angeles) and SOx (reducing/London, coal). (d) Official key.
Summary. Official key is (d). Smog is essentially linked to oxides of nitrogen and sulphur in the air. O2, N2 and ozone as pairs are the distractors.
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